CHANGE IN PARTICIPANT'S AGE
ISSUE DATE: 05/2024
Also see 0017.15.15 (Income of Minor Child/Caregiver Under 20).
MFIP:
When minor children turn 18, they must meet the school requirement in order to continue receiving assistance. See MINOR CHILD in 0002.41 (Glossary: Medically Necessary...), 0012.06 (Requirements for Caregivers Under 20), 0028.12 (Education Requirements).
The requirement that a minor caregiver live with certain adults applies ONLY through the month of the minor caregiver's 18th birthday. There may be other social service requirements and Employment Services requirements for the minor caregiver until his/her 20th birthday.
When a participant turns 20, the school attendance requirement no longer applies. See 0028.12 (Education Requirements). Other Employment Services requirements may apply. See 0028.06.03 (Who Must Participate in Empl. Services/SNAP E&T).
DWP:
When minor children turn 18, they must meet the school requirement in order to continue receiving assistance. In addition, see 0008.06.24 (DWP Conversion or Referral to MFIP) when a DWP participant turns 60 years old. Also see 0028.06.02 (Universal Participation Provisions), 0028.15 (Employment Plan (EP)) for the child under 12-week exception.
SNAP:
Budget the earned income of an elementary, secondary, or GED student who turns 18 starting with the 1st budget month in which the student is 18 for the full month. Prospectively or retrospectively budget the income, depending on which cycle the unit is in. See 0007 (Reporting), 0022 (Budgeting and Benefit Determination).
When a client turns 18 during the certification period, review if they meet another exemption from the time-limited work rules and/or general work rules. If you are unable to screen for another exemption, continue this exemption until the end of their certification period. See 0028.06.12 (Who is Exempt from Work Registration), 0028.06.15 (Who is Exempt from the SNAP Time-Limited Work Rules), and 0011.24 (Time-limited SNAP Recipients).
When a client turns 53 and was previously a Time-limited SNAP Recipient (TLR), stop applying the 3 in 36-month time-limit the month they turn 53. See 0028.06.12 (Who is Exempt from Work Registration), 0028.06.15 (Who is Exempt from the SNAP Time-Limited Work Rules), and 0011.24 (Time-limited SNAP Recipients).
Allow elderly income disregards and expenses to people who turn 60 as of the budget month they turn 60. Prospectively or retrospectively budget the income, depending on which cycle the unit is on. See 0018.12 (Medical Deductions), 0018.15 (Shelter Deductions), 0022 (Budgeting and Benefit Determination).
Apply other eligibility factors prospectively as of the month the client turns 60. See 0011.18 (Students), 0014.03 (Determining the Assistance Unit), 0014.03.06 (Determining the SNAP Unit), 0015.03 (Asset Limits), 0022.03 (How and When to Use Prospective Budgeting), 0028.06.12 (Who Is Exempt From SNAP Work Registration).
MSA, GA:
No provisions.
GRH:
When a non-disabled client turns 65 years old, change the budgeting method in the month the client turns 65 from GA-related other adult to the SSI-related aged method.![]()
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PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 02/2023 | in SNAP changes ABAWD to TLR in reference to CM title for chapter 11.24. |
| 12/2021 | in SNAP in the last paragraph deletes the cross-reference to 0028.06.10 (Who Is Exempt From SNAP E&T) due to section deletion and adds a cross-reference to 0028.06.12 (Who Is Exempt From SNAP Work Registration). |
| 12/2014 | Removed WB. This program was suspended 12/1/14. |
| 10/2013 | delete American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the statewide ABAWD waiver information because they end September 30, 2013. Update cross-references to 0011.24 (Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents) due to section title change. |
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