ESP Educational Component and Child Care Services for Minor Parent Who Receives SSI

Minor parents who are not clients and receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) may participate in the ESP Educational Component. The minor parent's participation shall be limited to obtaining a high school diploma or a high school equivalency test (HiSET) certificate. Support services shall be limited to an ESP child care referral for his or her dependent child while he or she is attending high school or a HiSet program. The minor parent must meet all the conditions: (A) the minor parent and his or her dependent child must be living with his or her natural or adoptive parents; (B) the minor parent is attending high school or a HiSET certificate program full-time; (C) in addition to the conditions above, a noncitizen minor parent must have an eligible noncitizen status in accordance with106 CMR 703.430: TAFDC Noncitizen Status; and (D) the gross income of the parents of the minor parent with whom he or she lives is not more than 200% of the Federal Poverty Level in accordance with 106 CMR 704.236(A)(1)(b). To determine the appropriate Federal Poverty Level Standard, the assistance unit must include the minor parent, his or her dependent child, the natural or adoptive parents of the minor parent with whom he or she is living, and any siblings or half-siblings of the minor parent younger than 18 years old living in the same home. If the minor parent is unable to obtain income verification from his or her parents, the minor parent may provide a written self-declaration that his or her parents refuse to provide the income verification.