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(17) Earnings received by any youth under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). (18) Stipends received for participating in the foster grandparent program. (19) The first $65 plus 50 percent of the remainder of income earned in a sheltered workshop or work activity setting. (20) Payments from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. (21) Agent Orange settlement payments. (22) The income of the parents with whom a teen parent resides. (23) For children with special needs, income spent on any regular ongoing cost that is specific to that child’s disability. (24) Moneys received under the federal Social Security Persons Achieving Self-Sufficiency (PASS) program or the Income-Related Work Expense (IRWE) program. (25) Income received by a Supplemental Security Income recipient if the recipient’s earned income was considered in determining the needs of a family investment program recipient. (26) The income of a child who would be in the family investment program eligible group except for the receipt of Supplemental Security Income. (27) Any adoption subsidy payments received from the department. (28) Federal or state earned income tax credit. (29) Payments from the Iowa individual assistance grant program (IIAGP). (30) Payments from the transition to independence program (TIP). (31) Payments to volunteers participating in the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program. Exception: This exemption will not be applied when the director of ACTION determines that the value of all VISTA payments, adjusted to reflect the number of hours the volunteer is serving, is equivalent to or greater than the minimum wage then in effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 or the minimum wage under the laws of the state where the volunteer is serving, whichever is greater. (32) Reimbursement from the employer for job-related expenses. (33) Stipends from the preparation for adult living (PAL) program. (34) Payments from the subsidized guardianship waiver program. (35) The earnings of a child aged 18 or under who is a full-time student. (36) Census earnings received by temporary workers from the Bureau of the Census. (37) Payments for major disaster and emergency assistance provided under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 as amended by Public Law 100-707, the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1988. e. Family size. The following people shall be included in the family size for the determination of eligibility: (1) Legal spouses (including common law) who reside in the same household. (2) Natural mother or father, adoptive mother or father, or stepmother or stepfather, and children who reside in the same household. (3) A child or children who live with a person or persons not legally responsible for the child’s support. f. Effect of temporary absence. The composition of the family does not change when a family member is temporarily absent from the household. “Temporary absence” means: (1) An absence for the purpose of education or employment. (2) An absence due to medical reasons that is anticipated to last less than three months. (3) Any absence when the person intends to return home within three months. g. Resource limits. For initial and ongoing eligibility, family resources may not exceed $1 million. 170.2(2) General eligibility requirements. In addition to meeting financial requirements, the child needing services must meet age, citizenship, and residency requirements. Each parent in the household must have at least one need for service and shall cooperate with the department’s quality control review and with investigations conducted by the department of inspections and appeals. a. Age. Child care shall be provided only to children up to age 13, unless they are children with special needs, in which case child care shall be provided up to age 19. When a child reaches the age of 13, Human Services[441] IAC 6/10/26 Ch 170, p.5