Connecticut Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual: 2510.35 Deprivation of Parental Support or Care - Determination of the Principal Wage Earner

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCEPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 1-1-88 Transmittal: UP-88-7 2510.35 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Categorical Eligibility Requirements POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: Deprivation of Parental Support or Care AFDC _______________________________________________________________ Subject: Determination of the Principal Wage Earner ______________________________________________________________________________

2510.35 A. The parent who is designated the principal wage earner by virtue of higher earnings, or as designated by the Department, is considered the unemployed parent.

B. The parent who is the principal wage earner is established in the following manner:

1. The earnings of each parent are considered regardless of when their relationship began; and

2. The Department arbitrarily designates which parent is the principal wage earner when:

a. primary evidence of earnings for the 24 month period cannot be obtained; or

b. both parents earned an identical amount of income in the 24 month period; or

c. both parents earned no income in the 24 month period.

C. The principal wage earner so specified remains the principal wage earner for each consecutive month for which the family receives assistance.