Budgeting of Stepparent Income 400-19-105-40-55

(Revised 6/1/10 ML #3218)

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(N.D.A.C. 75-02-01.2-60)

 

Income of the stepparent who was not previously included in the TANF household shall be disregarded in determining the TANF benefit for the first six calendar months, effective the month of the marriage. No six-month disregard of stepparent income is allowed in situations where a primary individual marries before receiving TANF benefits. The six-month disregard does not apply in double stepparent cases.  

 

The following disregards apply in month seven (7), to the income of those stepparents who meet the above criteria or immediately for those who do not meet the above criteria:

  1. Twenty-seven percent or $180.00 (standard work expenses) whichever is greater of the stepparent's gross earned income;

  2. A non-household member deduction, equal to an amount from the TANF Basic Standard of Need Table, for:

  1. The support of the stepparent; and

  2.  All other persons living in the home for whom the stepparent has a legal duty to support and whose needs are not included in the eligibility determination of the benefit.

  3. Court-ordered spousal and child support payments, including arrearages, actually being made to or on behalf of persons not living in the household;

  4. Amounts actually being paid to any others not living in the home and who are claimed as dependents for federal income tax purposes; and

  5. Health insurance premiums and child care expenses not paid by any other source.

 

The remaining income shall be used in determining the TANF benefit.

 

If the stepparent is included as part of the TANF household, the stepparent budgeting procedures do not apply. In this instance, the income of the stepparent is treated the same as other members of the TANF household.