.217 Enrolled full-time in an institution of higher education and is a single parent with responsibility for the care of a dependent child under age 12.

This provision applies when only one of the child’s(ren’s) natural, adoptive or stepparents, regardless of marital status, is in the same food stamp household as the child(ren). "Regardless of marital status" means that the parent could be single (never married), a widow or widower, separated, divorced, or married and living in a separate household from the other parent. HANDBOOK BEGINS HERE Example (a) If one natural parent and a stepparent are living with the child, neither the natural parent nor the stepparent could qualify for the student exemption. HANDBOOK ENDS HERE If no natural, adoptive or stepparent is in the same food stamp household as the child, another full-time student in the same food stamp household as the child may qualify for eligible student status if he or she has parental control over the child and is not living with his or her spouse.