Stepparent Income 400-19-55-15-35
(Revised 6/1/10 ML #3218)
(N.D.A.C. 75-02-01.2-60)
In order to encourage marriage among single-parent households and assist those households when the primary individual in a TANF household marries, the income of the stepparent whose needs were not previously included in the TANF household shall be disregarded in determining the TANF benefit for the first six calendar months, effective the month of the marriage. A six-month disregard of stepparent income is not allowed in situations where a caretaker marries before receiving TANF benefits. The six-month disregard does not apply in double stepparent cases.
Beginning with month seven, the stepparent’s income must be considered with determining the TANF benefit. (See Section 400-19-105-40-55, Budgeting of Stepparent Income.)
