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2. Subtract the total amount of child support paid outside the home 3. Subtract gross income limit for the family size minus the minor parent and minor parent's child(ren) NOTE: The family size includes all dependents of the deemed parent(s) living in the home. Dependents temporarily absent may affect the family size.

4. Add income remaining from the deeming computation to minor parent's countable income

CAUTION: Remove the income deemed from the parent effective the month following the month the minor parent turns 18 years of age or gets married.

B. Not Living with Parent 1. Verify and document any money received from parents, relatives or friends 2. Secure written, signed statements from potential contributors 3. Count cash contributions as unearned income

3. Special Minor Parent Budgeting Procedures The following procedures must be followed for minor parents, under the age of 18.

A. If the parent of the minor parent is an SSI recipient, do not deem the income of the parent B. If the parent of the minor parent has a child receiving SSI, that child is included in the family size in the deeming process

8.11 Child Support Deduction The amount of child support an adult pays to an individual outside the household will be deducted as income to the BG if coded on CHIP screen EXNS. 1. Budgeting Child Support Any child support paid outside the home will be subtracted from the gross earned income after any other budget calculations on CHIP.

If the BG has no earned income, the amount of child support paid will be deducted from any unearned income budgeted toward the BG.

2. BG with No Income If the BG has no income, no child support deduction will be given.

8.12 Earned Income Disregards 1. Fifty Percent Disregard Recipients may be entitled to a disregard of 50% of their earned income.

Recipients are eligible for the disregard for four months in a lifetime, provided they pass the gross income test. The disregard begins the first month earned income is budgeted for each individual in