§ 142G.33 — Allocation for Unmet Need of Other Household Members
Plain-Language Summary
If you have an ineligible spouse or child under 21 living with you, some of your income can be set aside ('allocated') to meet their needs before the rest is counted for MFIP. This means the income used to support ineligible household members is not counted against your MFIP benefits.
142G.33 ALLOCATION FOR UNMET NEED OF OTHER HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.
Except as prohibited in paragraphs (a) and (b), an allocation of income is allowed from the caregiver’s income to meet the unmet need of an ineligible spouse or an ineligible child under the age of 21 for whom the caregiver is financially responsible who also lives with the caregiver. That allocation is allowed in an amount up to the difference between the MFIP standard of need for the assistance unit when that ineligible person is included in the assistance unit and the MFIP standard of need for the assistance unit when the ineligible person is not included in the assistance unit. These allocations must be deducted from the caregiver’s counted earnings and from unearned income subject to paragraphs (a) and (b).
(a) Income of a minor child in the assistance unit must not be allocated to meet the need of an ineligible person, including the child’s parent, even when that parent is the payee of the child’s income.
(b) Income of a caregiver must not be allocated to meet the needs of a disqualified person.
History:
1997 c 85 art 1 s 25; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 70; 1999 c 245 art 6 s 43; 2024 c 80 art 7 s 12
History: History: 1997 c 85 art 1 s 25; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 70; 1999 c 245 art 6 s 43; 2024 c 80 art 7 s 12