1. (a) The parent or caretaker shall work at least 20 hours per week.
2. (b) The eligibility agency shall average a parent’s or caretaker’s work hours in cases where hours of work vary from week to week.

3. (c) The eligibility agency shall consider a parent or caretaker as meeting the work-hour requirement specified in subsection (a), under any one of the following circumstances:

   1. (1) A parent or caretaker is under 22 years of age and does not have a high school, GED or HSE diploma, but is enrolled in and attending education on a full-time basis.
   2. (2) A parent or caretaker attends training and works at least 10 hours per week. The time spent in training counts toward the 20-hour per week work requirement.

Cross References

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 3042.37 (relating to eligibility of households including a parent or caretaker with a disability); 55 Pa. Code § 3042.112 (relating to general requirements for former TANF families); 55 Pa. Code § 3042.132 (relating to eligibility determination for Head Start); 55 Pa. Code § 3042.145 (relating to domestic and other violence); 55 Pa. Code § 3042.146 (relating to homelessness); and 55 Pa. Code § 3042.147 (relating to presumptive continued eligibility at redetermination).