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180 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 3: Individual information Deeming of major parents’ income for minor parents If the minor parent has been married or legally emancipated, ODHS|OHA does not deem the major parent’s income. The major parents’ income will be deemed as follows: • Allow the $90 earned income deduction; • Deduct the needs of the parents and their dependents, living in the same household and not included in the benefit group, at the TANF payment standard; • Deduct amounts paid to legal dependents not living in the household; • Deduct payments of alimony or child support; • Any remaining income is countable deemed income. ODHS|OHA will exclude the resources of the parents of the minor parent. Note: Requirements for verifying income and deductions for major parents apply when determining the deemed income for a minor parent living with a biological parent. Minor parents living with their major parents and then turn 18 When a minor parent turns 18 years old and they are on their major parent’s TANF case, the 18 year old must be determined to be eligible for TANF separate from their major parent’s case. Minor parents are caretaker relatives and at age 18, they are no longer considered a dependent child. An application for TANF benefits must be filled out and their eligibility will need to be determined along with their JOBS status. Teens with no children who turn 18 are allowed to remain on their parent’s case as long as they continue to attend high school or equivalent at full-time hours per the school, until their 19th birthday. Once an individual is 19, they are no longer eligible as a dependent child regardless of their educational status. Participation, cooperation and exemption for teen parents and minor parents Teen parents who are 18 or 19 years old are still considered to be JOBS-eligible. Teen parents must participate in the basic education component if they have not obtained their high school diploma, GED, or equivalent. Teen parents are JOBS-exempt from the requirement to participate in the basic education component if they have good cause. A minor parent under age 18 is exempt from the requirement to participate in the basic education component if the minor parent has been excused by the local school district from state compulsory school attendance and meets the following conditions: • The employment goal of the minor parent is an occupation or occupational field that does not require a high school diploma or GED, there is a labor market demand for it, and the goal is appropriate for the participant and likely to lead to self-sufficiency, and • The minor parent is participating in the jobs skills training component and an education component designed to result in a literacy level of at least grade 8.9.