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unknown; • There is no parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative willing to allow the minor parent to reside in his/her home; or • There exists in the parent's, guardian's, or relative's home a situation which, if the minor parent lived there, would jeopardize the physical or emotional health or safety of the minor parent or child. In the event a minor parent claims to fall into one of the excepted categories, assistance is to be approved or continued while the Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) investigates the minor parent's claim. If the claim is substantiated, OCFS will assist the minor parent in locating a suitable, adult-supervised living arrangement (e.g., second-chance home, maternity home, or other appropriate adult-supervised supportive living arrangement) in order to create an allowable living arrangement that will enable the applicant/recipient to obtain TANF benefits. The results of the investigation will be made available to the SSR within 45 days. The case shall be approved within the normal processing standards while the OCFS is finding an appropriate living arrangement if the group is otherwise eligible. GC N/A FS If a minor parent applying for FS is also receiving TANF and fails to meet the requirement to live in an adult-supervised setting, the FS amount must be based on the full TANF grant amount (that is, including the minor parent's needs) even though the household is not receiving the full TANF grant.

LIVING SITUATIONS 1.14

MA N/A TANF N/A GC N/A FS The following policies describe living situations which must meet specific requirements to allow eligibility. • A boarder is a person residing in a licensed commercial boarding house who pays a fee to a person or group of people for housing and meals. Boarders are ineligible for FS as a separate group. If the boarder does not pay a reasonable amount for meals provided, the boarder must be included in the FS group consisting of the household that provides the boarder services. If the boarder pays a reasonable amount for meals provided, the group that provides the boarder services can choose whether or not to include the boarder in its FS group. Boarder status shall not be granted to individuals otherwise required to be included in the FS unit. If the boarder is excluded from the FS unit, the amount paid to the household providing boarder services less reasonable expenses is treated as self-employment income (see Section 4.40: Self-Employment in Part VI). • A live in attendant who lives in the group's home to provide housekeeping, medical or child care, or similar personal services may form a separate group if s/he purchases and prepares food separately from other household members. Persons who take someone into their own home to provide such services are not considered live in attendants. Spouses, parents, children, and siblings cannot be live in attendants for one another, regardless of the actual situation. • A roomer is a person to whom the group furnishes lodging, but not meals, for compensation. A roomer may apply for FS as a separate group if s/he purchases and prepares meals separately.