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e. If the parent does not meet the citizenship or alienage requirement, any income he has is considered available to the eligible child(ren) by applying the ineligible alien deeming formula. (See 305.4.F.)* A lump sum payment received by an ineligible alien parent is counted as income in accordance with 305.4C.

If a child is ineligible because of his citizenship/alien status, none of his income is available to the assistance unit.

f. The income of the spouse of a parent of TANF children, who is the children's stepparent, is considered available to his spouse and the children for whom she receives assistance. See 305.4F to determine the amount, if any, of the step-parent’s income that will be counted in determining the eligibility of the spouse and/or deemed to the children.

g. The parent of a TANF child who is herself a minor (under 18) and is living in the home of her parent(s) must be included in the TANF assistance unit with her child unless specifically excluded per Section 302.7.D. The income of the senior parent(s) will be considered available to the minor caretaker's assistance unit in accordance with 305.4.F. The income of the senior parent(s) will be deemed available to the minor caretaker's assistance unit regardless of whether the minor caretaker has been excluded from the unit for reasons identified in Section 305.4.E.1.b and e.

Additionally, any income of the minor caretaker is considered available to her TANF children, even if he/she is not included in the assistance unit. Earned income disregards are applicable per Section 305.3.B.

h. If the parent or child is excluded or removed from the assistance unit because he/she failed/refused to cooperate in identifying the parents, establishing paternity and securing support per 201.10.A, or failure to provide a Social Security number or show proof of application for a Social Security Number, the parent's/child's earned income, allowing the earned income disregards per Section 305.3.B., and gross unearned income is considered available to the assistance unit. This applies also to individuals who are disqualified per Section 102.3 for being found to have committed an IPV, to an assistance unit member ineligible due to noncompliance with the compulsory school attendance requirement, to a parent excluded because her spouse, the stepparent to the eligible children, is able to meet her needs, and to a parent/child ineligible due to 201.1 F and G.

*45 CFR 233.20(a)(3)(vi)(B)

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