Full-Time students include any minors living in the household. These are the exceptions to the full-time student household rule.
There are 5 exceptions that allow a full time student household to qualify:
- Students are married and have evidence of filing a joint tax return
- Household consists of a single parent and children; and no one in the household is claimed as a dependant on the tax return of anyone OUTSIDE of the household
- The household receives “TANF” (or AFDC)
- A household member is enrolled in a program qualified under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)
- A household member has previously been in the Foster Care program.