1600.2.14 Child’s Earnings
Exclude the earned income of any member of the household age 17 or younger who both : Lives with a natural, adoptive, or stepparent or under the parental control of a household member other than a parent. See Minor Under Parental Control . Is a student at least half time attending elementary or high school, home schooling or a GED program recognized, operated or supervised by the state or local school district.
Continue to exclude the earnings during a temporary break in school attendance (like a semester or vacation break), as long as the child will go back to school after break.
Exclude earnings for the month the student turns 18, for both applicant and participant households.
Do not exclude the income if the student is living alone or living with others but not under Parental Control .
If it is not possible to separate out the child’s earnings or amount of work performed from that of other household members, prorate the total earnings equally among the working members, and exclude the child’s pro rata share.