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This principle also applies to the deeming procedure when a sibling of a minor mother (who has applied for her own child) has income which exceeds his own (the sibling's) needs in the trial budget with the minor mother's own mother. See Volume X, for MAVERICS instructions. When the stepparent requests assistance for children of his own, follow normal budgeting procedures. Refer above for situations in which separate budgets should be prepared. If the stepparent and his children are ineligible, the application should be denied. At that point, the stepparent should be added to the case of the assistance group in the system. The system will then determine the surplus income of the stepparent to be considered available to the assistance group. Lump Sum When lump sum income is received by a stepparent whose income is considered in the eligibility process, add together the stepparent's net monthly income and the net lump sum, as determined by the procedure set out, to establish the stepparent's monthly income for the month in which the lump sum is received. After following the procedures set out above, the family will be ineligible for this month if the addition of the countable income from the stepparent's lump sum creates a budgetary surplus. NOTE: If the lump sum was received in a month prior to the CURRENT month of the TANF case in MAVERICS, this calculation must be manually completed for the month in which a lump sum was received and a claim completed reporting any overpayment. For subsequent months, consider any amount of the remainder of the lump sum which the stepparent may have retained as cash reserve belonging to the stepparent. Do not consider this amount in determining eligibility for the TANF assistance unit except to the extent actually made available to them. NOTE: See Chapter 5, RESOURCES, regarding Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility. MISSISSIPPI BUDGETARY PROCESS:SPECIAL BUDGETING PROCEDURES

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