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together;

(7) subject to the provisions of 7 AAC 45.465, the earned or unearned income of a legally married stepparent is available to meet the needs of that stepparent’s spouse and stepchild if the stepparent

(A) resides with the members of the assistance unit; and

(B) does not receive SSI, APA, or ATAP benefits;

(8) a deposit made by an individual who is not a member of the ATAP economic unit into an account held jointly by that depositor and an applicant or recipient, is available income in the month of the deposit if

(A) the account requires the signature of only one of the account holders to withdraw money; and

(B) the money is not considered an exempt resource under 7 AAC 45.300, 7 AAC 45.301, or 7 AAC 45.310;

(9) subject to the provisions of 7 AAC 45.465, the income and resources of the sponsor of an alien who was admitted after March 31, 1980 and who has applied for ATAP benefits, is available to the alien for three years after the alien enters the United States, even if the sponsor agreement is revoked; this paragraph does not apply to Indochinese, Haitian, and Cuban refugees whose status has been changed to that of lawful temporary resident, or aliens granted political asylum or temporary parole status by the Attorney General of the United States;

(10) repealed 10/1/2001. (c) For the purpose of determining the availability of income to an ATAP assistance unit, the department will disregard the income of an individual who resides with, but who is not legally or financially responsible for, a member of the assistance unit, even if the individual regularly purchases items for a member of the assistance unit. The department will, however, count any direct cash contribution that an individual makes to anyone in the assistance unit as income to that assistance unit member. (Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 10/1/97, Register 143; am 10/1/2001, Register 159; am 1/7/2005, Register 173) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.27.005