757-14        INCOME OF EXCLUDED CHILDREN

757-14 A.   TREATMENT OF CHILD'S INCOME

The earned or unearned income of any child who is not a part of the TATemporary Assistance economic unit or is not in the mandatory filing unit is not counted in determining initial or continuing eligibility or in calculating the grant amount.

It is not necessary to verify earned income sources or amounts belonging to such a child.  However, it may be necessary to verify that the amounts of certain types of unearned income the applicant claims belong to the child who is not included are accurate and do in fact belong specifically to that child.  This will be particularly necessary in cases of child support payments and Social Security payments.

757-14 B.   CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS

If the child is not included in the economic unit, the amount of court ordered child support which the court has ordered for that child is not counted.  Verification is available in the court order.  If the court only specifies a total amount, the caseworker must divide the amount actually received by the number of children for whom support was ordered to determine what amount to disregard for each child who is not included in the economic unit.

757-14 C.   SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS

Particularly in situations involving a deceased parent, the remaining parent (or other caretaker relative) may be receiving a single SSASocial Security Administration check each month, even though that check includes separate amounts of benefits for him and for each one of his SSASocial Security Administration-eligible children.  The caseworker must verify the amount of SSASocial Security Administration paid to the survivor as payee for any child who is not included in the assistance unit.