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Combined Manual

Combined Manual


INCOME FROM PARENTS OF ADULT GA CHILDREN

ISSUE DATE: 03/2026

MFIP, SNAP, MSA, HSP:
No provisions.


GA:
For information on income from stepparents, see 0016.09 (Income From Ineligible Stepparents).

The following people may have some of their parents' income considered available to them:

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Unmarried adults who are childless or live apart from their children, but who are living with a parent(s).

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Married people (regardless of age) living apart from their spouse and children, but living with a parent(s).



To determine how much of the parents’ income to deem to the GA unit:

1.

Determine the gross earned and unearned income of the parents.

Do not count any income of a parent who is ineligible for GA due to eligibility for MFIP, RCA, SSI, or MSA unless the parent allocated income under these programs to meet the needs of the GA unit member.

To determine if the parent has allocated income to the GA unit, refer to the parent’s MFIP, RCA, SSI, or MSA budget calculation. For MFIP, follow the provisions of 0018.30 (Allocations) to determine the amount of allocation from the parent’s income for the GA unit members.

Count the amount allocated for the GA unit member as the parent’s income.

2.

Do not count SSI, MSA, and RSDI benefits. Also do not count payments from workers’ compensation and any programs based on disability.

3.

Subtract earned income disregards if appropriate. See 0018.18 (Earned Income Disregards).

4.

Deduct an allowance for the needs of the following people, if they are living with the unit and not applying for or receiving MFIP:

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Parent.

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Parent's spouse.

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Minor children of parent and parent's spouse.

Use the GA allowances below for the appropriate family members:

1st adult

$187

2nd adult

$73

1st minor child

$250

2nd minor child

$95

3rd minor child

$89

4th minor child

$76

5th minor child

$76

6th minor child

$77

7th minor child

$66

8th minor child

$64

9th minor child

$55

10th minor child

$54

Each add'l minor child

$53

5.

Count the remainder as unearned income to the single adult unit. If there are 2 or more adult children eligible for GA, divide the income equally among them.

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PREVIOUS REVISIONS

DateNotes
05/2017 in GA updates "exclude" to "do not count". It also in Step 3 deletes reference to work expense deductions.
12/2014 Removed WB.  This program was suspended 12/1/14.
07/2012 update Food Support and FS to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) throughout. No policy was changed.

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