Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 4 - Children's Services and Juvenile Justice
Chapter 53 - Social Services
Article 3 - Children in Custody or Under Supervision: Needs and Income
7 AAC 53.360 - Unearned income of children in state custody

(a) Unearned income received by a foster parent for a child under 18 years of age who is in state custody under AS 47.10 or AS 47.14 and has been placed by the department in a foster home must be forwarded directly to the department, unless otherwise provided by court order for a specific child.

(b) Unearned income received by the department for a child in department custody who is older than 17 years of age will be included in the child's case plan with consideration toward transferring the receipt of the income to the child or a responsible representative, based on the child's needs.

(c) For purposes of this section, "unearned income" includes income such as social security benefit payments, adult public assistance, social security, and other similar income.