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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual Work Requirements |
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27.8 |
MINOR PARENT CARETAKERS |
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For purposes of the work activity
requirement, a minor parent caretaker is defined as an individual, under the
age of twenty, who is the head of a Families First case. As long as these caretakers are in high school, or an equivalent
program, they will be considered to have met their 30-hour work
requirement. These cases will be
monitored by the client representative.
When the minor parent caretaker reaches twenty years of age, he or she
will have a 30-hour work activity requirement and must be referred to a work
activity contractor, whether or not he or she has graduated from high school
or completed an equivalent program. If
the minor parent caretaker will continue in school after age 20, 10 hours of
the 30 required activity hours may still be used for education. Bulletin
15, FA-08-11 Minor parent caretakers in high school, or an equivalent program, that
need support services, including transportation, may be referred to a work
activity contractor for those services only (not work activity
services). This will not include transportation
for the minor parent’s child to day care unless that service is one the
contractor already provides. The
client rep will monitor these cases. Note: It is important to remember that there is a
difference between a minor parent caretaker and a dependent minor who is a
member of his/her parent’s Families First case. A minor parent caretaker may continue in
high school (or an equivalent educational program) until he or she reaches 20
years of age. A dependent minor
(whether a parent or not) is considered a dependent child in Families First
until he or she reaches age 18 or age 19 (if he or she is expected to
graduate by age 19). Bulletin 15,
FA-08-11 |
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