N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-3.16

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10:90-3.16 - Deeming income of parents of minor parents

(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.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:90-3.16

Amended by R.1998 d.42, effective 1/20/1998.
See: 29 N.J.R. 3971(b), 30 N.J.R. 389(a).
Amended by R.2007 d.163, effective 5/21/2007.
See: 39 N.J.R. 8(a), 39 N.J.R. 2113(a).
In (b)1, substituted "appropriate" for "50 percent".
Amended by R.2011 d.078, effective 3/7/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 2561(b), 43 N.J.R. 630(a).
Section was "Deeming income of parents of adolescent parents". In (a), substituted "A minor" for "An adolescent", and deleted "and" following "18"; and in the introductory paragraph of (b), substituted "a minor" for "an adolescent", and substituted "minor" for "adolescent" twice.
Amended by R.2011 d.268, effective 11/7/2011 (operative December 7, 2011).
See: 43 N.J.R. 1561(b), 43 N.J.R. 3023(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (b), rewrote the second sentence.