WAC 388-450-0120. Does the department allocate the income of financially responsible parents to a pregnant or parenting minor?

This section applies to TANF/SFA, RCA and PWA programs. The income of nonapplying financially responsible parent(s) of a pregnant or parenting minor is countable to meet the needs of the minor and the child(ren) after the income is reduced by the following: (1) A ninety dollar work expense from the financially responsible parent's gross income from employment; (2) An amount not to exceed the department's standard of need for: (a) The financially responsible parent and dependent living in the home who are not applying for or receiving cash benefits and not a disqualified individual; and (b) Court or administratively ordered current or back support for legal dependents. (3) Spousal maintenance payments made to meet the needs of individuals not living in the home.