New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM
Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY-INCOME, RESOURCES, BENEFITS
Section 10:90-3.16 - Deeming income of parents of minor parents

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:90-3.16

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) A minor parent is an individual under the age of 18 who is himself or herself a parent of a dependent child.

(b) Whether or not a minor parent lives in the same home as his or her own parent(s), the income of such parent(s) shall be deemed available to the eligible assistance unit; however, inability to obtain financial information of such parent(s) shall not preclude eligibility of the minor parent. Under circumstances when the natural or adoptive parent of the adolescent parent receives SSI, the SSI benefit shall be exempt from the income deemed available while all other income of the SSI recipient parent is deemed available to the adolescent parent. Deeming under this provision shall be in accordance with the following procedures:

1. Reduce the gross earned income (and net income from self-employment) of each employed parent by the appropriate disregard as specified at 10:90-3.8;

2. Add the result to the unearned income of the parent(s);

3. Any income remaining shall be reduced by any amounts paid by the parent(s) as spousal support or child support to individuals not living in the household; and

4. All income remaining shall be counted as unearned income available to the eligible unit and shall be counted toward total income and in the determination of financial eligibility and the cash assistance benefit amount.

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