CODE OF VIRGINIA

ELIGIBILITY FOR TANF; MINOR PARENT RESIDENCY (§ 63.2-607)

A. Except as provided in subsection B, an unemancipated minor custodial parent
may receive TANF for himself and his child only if the individual and his child
reside in the home maintained by his parent or person standing in loco parentis.
For purposes of TANF eligibility determination, a minor who receives
government-provided public assistance is not considered emancipated unless
married.

B. The provisions of subsection A shall not apply if:

   1.  The individual has no parent or person standing in loco parentis who is
   living or whose whereabouts are known;

   2.  The local department determines that the physical or emotional health or
   safety of the individual or his dependent child would be jeopardized if the
   individual and dependent child lived in the same residence with the
   individual’s parent or the person standing in loco parentis for the
   individual; or

   3.  The local department otherwise determines, in accordance with Board
   regulations, that there is good cause for waiving the requirements of
   subsection A.

C. If the individual and his dependent child are not required to live with the
individual’s parent or the person standing in loco parentis for the
individual, the local department shall assist the individual in locating an
appropriate adult supervised supportive living arrangement taking into
consideration the needs and concerns of the minor and thereafter shall require
that the individual and his child reside in such living arrangement or an
alternative appropriate arrangement as a condition of the continued receipt of
TANF. If the local department is unable, after making diligent efforts, to
locate any such appropriate living arrangement, it shall provide case management
and other social services consistent with the best interests of the individual
and child who live independently.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 450, § 63.1-105.6; 2002, c. 747.