Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) In the TANF Program, the Texas Health and
Human Services Commission (HHSC) deducts the following amounts, in the order
listed, for each person in the certified group:
(1) a standard work-related expense up to
$120 from earned income;
(2) a
disregard of 90% of earned income over $120, up to a maximum disregard amount
of $1,400, which:
(A) is allowed the first
four months the earnings should be budgeted;
(B) is allowed no more than four months in
any 12-month period; and
(C) is not
allowed:
(i) for a full calendar year after
HHSC applies the maximum disregard of $1,400, beginning on the date HHSC first
determines the household ineligible for TANF; and
(ii) if HHSC determines the client
voluntarily quit a job without good cause within 60 days before applying for
TANF;
(3) the
actual cost of dependent child care needed to allow a household member to work,
up to $200 monthly for each dependent child under age two and up to $175
monthly for each dependent child age two or older (or incapacitated adult);
and
(4) the amount of any farm loss
not excluded under §372.404(22) of this division (relating to Countable
and Excluded Income in TANF).
(b) In the case of a parent ineligible or
disqualified from receiving TANF benefits under Division 3 of this subchapter
(relating to Citizenship); Division 8 of this subchapter (relating to Time
Limits); or §
RSA
372.301(b) of
this subchapter (relating to Domicile Requirements for TANF), HHSC deducts only
the following from income and counts any amount remaining as unearned income of
the members of the certified group:
(1) the
amount of any alimony or child support payments paid to or for nonhousehold
members;
(2) the amount of any
payments the parent makes to tax dependents not living in the home of the
parent;
(3) the standard $120
work-related expense deduction; and
(4) the applicable budgetary needs amount
indicated in the table in §372.408(a)(2) of this division (relating to
Determining Income Eligibility) corresponding to the following number of
persons:
(A) the parent; plus
(B) each member of the household:
(i) who is not included in the certified
group for any reason other than failing to meet the eligibility requirement in
Division 3 of this subchapter; and
(ii) whom the parent can claim as a tax
dependent or is legally obligated to support.
(c) In the case of a parent who is
ineligible or disqualified from receiving TANF benefits for any reason other
than those described in subsection (b) of this section, HHSC allows deductions
from countable income as indicated in subsection (a) of this section; however,
HHSC does not include the disqualified parent in the certified group.
(d) In the case of a stepparent who is not in
the certified group, HHSC deducts only the following and counts any amount
remaining as unearned income of the members of the certified group:
(1) the standard $120 work-related expense
deduction from earned income;
(2)
the amount of any payments the stepparent makes for alimony or child support
paid to or for nonhousehold members;
(3) the amount of any payments the stepparent
makes to tax dependents not living in the home of the stepparent; and
(4) the applicable budgetary needs amount
indicated in the table in §372.408(a)(2) of this division corresponding to
the following number of persons:
(A) the
stepparent; plus
(B) each member of
the household:
(i) not included in the
certified group for any reason other than failing to meet the eligibility
requirement in Division 3 of this subchapter; and
(ii) whom the stepparent can claim as a tax
dependent or is legally obligated to support.
(e) In the case of a parent of an
unmarried minor parent choosing not to apply for TANF, HHSC deducts only the
following and counts any amount remaining as unearned income of the members of
the certified group:
(1) the standard $120
work-related expense deduction from earned income;
(2) the amount of any payments the parent
makes for alimony or child support paid to or for nonhousehold
members;
(3) the amount of any
payments the parent makes to tax dependents not living in the home of the
parent; and
(4) the applicable
budgetary needs amount indicated in the table in §372.408(a)(2) of this
division that corresponds to the following number of persons:
(A) the parent; plus
(B) each member of the household:
(i) not included in the certified group for
any reason other than failing to meet the eligibility requirement in Division 3
of this subchapter; and
(ii) whom
the parent can claim as a tax dependent or is legally obligated to
support.
