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_____________________________________________________________________________ Volume 59 | August 1, 2022 (Cont’d) ______________________________________________________________________________ 7.5 Counting Individual’s Income: This section has been updated to include “Minor Parent” and to remove “Minor”.

7.7 Sources of Income (Educational Assistance): This section has been updated to revise the “NOTE” to clarify that educational assistance obtained and specifically earmarked for current living expenses are not excluded.

8.1(6) Budgeting Procedures (Prospective Budgeting Procedure): This section has been updated to reflect the current budgeting parameters.

8.9 (1) Treatment of Minor Parent Cases (Living Arrangement of Minor Parent): This section has been updated to identify the exceptions for minor parents to live in the home of parents.

8.12 Earned Income Disregard: This section has been updated to change the title from “Fifty Percent Disregard” to “Earned Income Disregard” as well as to rearrange and add verbiage for clarity.

9.2 (1) Types of Reviews (Annual Redetermination Action): This section has been updated to reflect current procedures.

12.2 WEI-Subject to TANF Work Requirements: This section has been updated to clarify that disqualified and sanctioned adults are considered Work eligible individuals.

3.9(4) Sanctions and Disqualifications (Sanctioned Other than Work Requirements): This section has been updated to remove item “D”: A natural or adoptive parent, who is included in the budget, participating in a strike.

7.7 Sources of Income (Work Study Funds): This section has been updated to remove the entry pertaining to work study funds. Treatment of this income can be found under “Educational Assistance”.

9.4 Failure to Comply with Interview: This section has been updated to remove the entry “Good Cause/Missing Interview”.

10.1(3) Federal Requirement (Federal Time Limit): This section has been updated to remove the statement “or minor married to head of BG, who has received the most countable months”. The federal time limit does not apply to two parent households.

18.17(D) Federal Time Limit: This section has been updated to remove the statement “or minor married to head of BG, who has received the most countable months”. The federal time limit does not apply to two parent households.

The phrase “Teen Parent” has been replaced throughout the manual to “Minor Parent” when referencing a minor parent head-of-household under age 18.