Appendix A: Using the Earned Income of a Child in Computing the Monthly Assistance Payment

EARNED INCOME OF A CHILD

If the TANF child is:	And has income from:	In computing the monthly assistance payment:
A full-time student employed full-time employed part-time	Any source	Exempt the income.
A part-time student who is employed full-time	Job Corps	Exempt the income.
	WIA	Exempt the income.
	Any other source	Count the income.
Part-time student who is employed part-time	Any source	Exempt the income.
Not a student under age 18	Job Corps	Exempt the income.
	WIA	Exempt the income for six calendar months per calendar year.
	Any other source	Count the income.

The exemption for WIA income and earned income from other sources are independent six-month considerations.

When income is exempted for six calendar months those six months do not need to be consecutive.

The client can choose what months he does not want the child’s income to count. The CAO should advise the client on what is best for the budget group.

Reissued September 19, 2012; replacing January 31, 2012; reviewed June 17, 2016