1. A. The Department shall consider the income of an assistance unit member available to the assistance unit for the purpose of determining a cash benefit amount.

2. B. The Department shall consider the income of a parent and minor sibling of a dependent child in an assistance unit as available to the assistance unit for the purpose of determining a cash benefit amount when those persons reside with the dependent child. The income shall be considered available even when the parent or minor sibling:

   1. 1. Has not requested CA;
   2. 2. Is ineligible for CA for failure to comply with an eligibility requirement; or
   3. 3. Is ineligible for CA due to disqualification for Intentional Program Violation, as provided in Article 12;
3. C. The Department shall consider the income belonging to the sponsor of a noncitizen, as provided in R6-12-506, available to the assistance unit for the purpose of determining a cash benefit amount.

Historical Note

Adopted effective November 9, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Amended effective July 31, 1997, under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 (Supp. 97-3). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1141, effective July 1, 2010 (Supp. 10-2).

Editor’s Note: The following Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.