5161-4        WORK-STUDY EARNED INCOME

College or university students may be enrolled in a work-study program in which they attend school part-time and work part-time at a job.  Any income an applicant or recipient earns from employment in a work-study program will not be counted as income.

This disregard applies to both adults and children.  The caseworker must verify that part-time employment of an applicant or recipient who claims to be in a work-study program is in fact a work-study job and not an individually acquired regular part-time job.