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Example 2 Ms. Thomas lives with her teenage daughter Amy who is 16. Ms. Thomas works and does not receive TANF. Amy has a baby and applies for TANF. The TANF group can consist of just Amy and the baby, if Ms. Thomas does not want to be included. Because Ms. Thomas is legally responsible for her teenage daughter, Ms. Thomas' income is deemed, using the deemed parent formula, to the group that includes Amy. Example 3 Ms. Krohn lives with her teenage daughter Julia who receives SSI. Julia, age 16, has a baby. The baby must be in her own group since her mother, Julia, is ineligible for TANF due to her receipt of SSI. Because the baby's grandmother, Ms. Krohn, is not legally responsible for her granddaughter, no income is deemed from Ms. Krohn to the baby. Example 4 A household consists of a mother, Ms. Fisher, and her two teenage daughters (Alisha and Kim); Kim receives SSI. The TANF group consists of Ms. Fisher and Alisha. Both Alisha and Kim have babies and request assistance for them. Add Alisha's baby to the existing TANF group. Establish a separate group for Kim's baby. Since Kim receives SSI, she does not meet the non- financial eligibility requirements. Example 5 Ms. Waxman lives with her daughter (Denise, age 17) and her granddaughter, Amy. Ms. Waxman receives TANF for herself, Denise, and Amy. Denise fails to comply with the school attendance requirement and is removed from the grant. Amy must remain in the unit with Ms. Waxman. A separate unit is not established for Amy. GC N/A FS N/A

REQUIREMENT THAT MINOR PARENT LIVE IN AN ADULT SUPERVISED SETTING 1.13

MA N/A TANF To receive TANF benefits, a minor custodial parent (male or female) or a pregnant teen expecting to give birth within four months who is younger than 18 years of age must reside in his/her parent's home or, if that option is unavailable, in the home of another adult relative or guardian. This requirement does not apply if the teen parent is married, regardless of whether the teen parent is residing with his/her spouse. If the applicant refuses to comply (without claiming one of the good cause exceptions listed below) or does not provide a 'living with' (see Section 1.10: Living With and Living Together in this Chapter) statement from the adult with whom the teen parent lives, the SSR should approve the TANF assistance grant for the child or children only and exclude the minor parent when determining the payment amount. This sanction will continue until the minor parent complies with the requirement to live in an adult-supervised setting or reaches his/her 18th birthday, whichever occurs first. The SSR must explain the requirement that a minor parent live in an adult-supervised setting to a teen parent applicant. A minor parent is considered to have good cause for failing to live in an adult-supervised setting and shall not be subject to the requirement if: • There is no parent, guardian, or other adult relative living or his/her whereabouts are