Earned Income of Students Under 18 Years of Age 430-05-50-25-25

(Revised 04/01/14 ML 3400)

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To exclude the earned income of a student under the age of 18, that student must be attending elementary or secondary school at least half time and living with a natural, adoptive parent or stepparent, or be under the parental control of a household member other than a parent.

 

This exclusion continues during school vacations, provided the child's enrollment resumes following the vacation.

A student is someone who is attending elementary or secondary school or attending classes to obtain a General Equivalency Diploma (GED). The school must be recognized, operated or supervised by the state or local school district. This includes a student who attends classes through a home-school program recognized or supervised by the state or local school district.

Earnings for these individuals are excluded through the month they turn 18.

When a student turns 18, if the household provides current income verification for the student, the student's income must be used to determine the effect on the benefit starting with the month following the student's birthday.

 

If the student's earnings or amount of work cannot be identified from that of others, the total earnings are prorated evenly among the working members and the student's pro rata share is excluded (i.e. migrants when the contract is for the family unit).

 

The TECS coding on the MASS screen for these students is "HT" (half-time) or "FT" (full-time) for a student. The parental control indicator on this screen must set to "Y"

If a student under the age of 18 is attending an institution of higher education; the student’s income is counted. The TECS coding on the MASS Screen must be PT, HT, or FT and the parental control indicator must be set to ‘N’ for the income to count.