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(Revised 3/03 ML #2830)
(NDAC 75-02-01.2-31(2)
If an expectant minor parent is a child under the age of 18 years of age with a marital status of never married or legally annulled, and her child(ren) lives with both of her natural or adoptive parents, who are not otherwise eligible for TANF, the parent's income (but not assets) is considered available to the TANF household and is subject to the same disregards as for stepparents in determining the unit's eligibility and payment. When minor parent budgeting is used, no child support assignments are filed against the parents because their income is already taken into account.
The income disregards to be applied against the parents' income are as follows:
A work expense disregard of $180 or 27 percent whichever is greater of gross earned income [total earned income for parents working full-time or part-time];
An amount equal to the Standard of Need (not including special allowances) for the parents living in the home plus any other individuals living in the home who are not in the TANF household, but who are claimed as dependents of the parents;
Amounts paid by the parents to support individuals outside the home who are claimed as dependents allowed if claimed on income tax as a dependent; and
Payments by the parents of child support and/or alimony to individuals outside the home.
Refusal on the part of the parents, with whom the minor parent and her child are living, to provide the required information about their income will result in denial or termination of assistance.
Grandparents/Parent requests for Benefits
If the parents are receiving or request TANF, the minor parent, if eligible as a dependent child, and the minor parent's child(ren) must be included in her parent's household when determining TANF eligibility. Income and assets of the entire household are used to determine eligibility.
If a TANF household consisting of the minor parent, her parents, the child(ren) of the minor parent, and any others required to be in the TANF household are denied eligibility due to excess assets, a separate case can be established for the minor parent and her child using minor parent budgeting.
If a minor parent and child reside in the home of the parents, it is not necessary to first require the parents to apply for TANF. If the parents are not technically eligible (incapacity, aged, or disabled) for TANF, TANF may be requested only for the minor parent and her child(ren). In this instance, minor parent budgeting is used to determine the eligibility for the minor parent and her child(ren).
