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Individuals living with the AG who are required to be included in the AG, but who are not eligible to receive TANF, include: • Aliens who do not meet citizenship or alienage requirements (refer to Section 2402.00.00); • Aliens whose sponsor's income or resources are sufficient to meet the needs of the alien (refer to Section 3450.45.35); • Non-recipient stepparents (Regular TANF only; refer to Section 3450.45.05); • Non-recipient parent(s) of a minor parent; • Stepparent's dependent child, not in common with TANF parent (Regular TANF only); and • Alien sponsor, spouse, and dependents. An alien sponsor may or may not be living with the AG.

The income of ineligible parents, non-recipient stepparents, non-recipient parents of a minor parent, and an alien's sponsor and spouse is deemed to the participating AG members. Resources of ineligible parents and an alien's sponsor or spouse are also deemed. However, the resources of non-recipient stepparents of a minor parent and non-recipient parents of a minor parent are not counted in the AG financial determination. (Refer to Section 3450.45.00) 3215.05.20 TANF EXCLUDED MEMBERS (C)

Individuals who live with the AG, but who are excluded from the AG due to federal program requirements, include: • SSI recipients; • Children receiving federal, state, or local foster care payments; • Children for whom federal, state, or local adoption assistance payments are made; or • Children receiving Guardianship Assistance Payments (GAP)

The needs, income, expenses, and resources of excluded individuals are NOT counted in the TANF eligibility determination. 3215.05.25 MINOR PARENT CONSIDERATION (C)

A minor parent is defined as an individual under age 18 with their own child. When a minor parent is living in a household, additional factors must be considered in the AG determination. These factors are discussed in the following sections. 3215.05.25.05

MINOR PARENTS (C)

The policy stated in this section affects only the Two-Parent TANF and Regular TANF categories of cash assistance. It applies to all minor parents who are not mandatory members of a parent/caretaker relative's existing AG.

A minor parent may independently receive a TANF cash benefit as the eligible caretaker for his child when the minor parent is not a mandatory member of an existing AG. A minor parent is not a mandatory member of a TANF AG if: