Minor Parents Exempt from the TANF Resident Requirement.xlsx

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1	SOURCE:	https://wrd.urban.org/wrd/tables.cfm
2	Table I.B.3. Special TANF Rules Imposed on Minor Parent Eligibility, July 2021 1
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4	State	Can be head of unit	Head of Unit Notes	Living arrangement restriction 2	Living arrangement restriction notes
5	Alabama	Yes		Yes
6	Alaska	Yes		Yes
7	Arizona	Yes		Yes
8	Arkansas	Yes		Yes
9	California	Yes		Yes 3	A minor parent is exempt from living with their parents if there is not a state-licensed living arrangement available or the minor parent has lived apart from their parents for more than 12 months.
10	Colorado	Yes		Yes
11	Connecticut	Yes		Yes
12	Delaware	No 4	Children born to teenage parents are ineligible for cash assistance unless the parent is married. The minor parent may receive noncash assistance services in the form of vouchers for their children upon request; however, vouchers are not automatically distributed each month. Voucher payments are distributed through a protective payee to the minor parent's parent or the adult in the supervised living arrangement.	Yes
13	D.C.	Yes		Yes
14	Florida	Yes		Yes
15	Georgia	Yes		Yes
16	Hawaii	Yes		No
17	Idaho	No 5	A minor parent may be the head of an assistance unit if the minor parent is married.	Yes 6	Two unmarried parents under the age of eighteen, with a child in common, can choose to live with the father's or mother's parents.
18	Illinois	Yes		Yes 7	Minor parents may receive benefits for up to six nonconsecutive months without complying with the residency requirement.
19	Indiana	Yes		Yes
20	Iowa	Yes		Yes
21	Kansas	No 8	Minor parents may be the head of the assistance unit if they are 16 or 17 and have been married, have been placed in independent living by the department of children and families, are in an approved transitional living program, or are in Job Corps.	Yes
22	Kentucky	Yes		Yes
23	Louisiana	No 9	A minor parent can head his or her own assistance unit if he or she meets an exemption to the residency requirement.	Yes
24	Maine	Yes 10	If the minor parent lives with his or her parents, the grandparents must be the head of the TANF unit.	Yes 11	If the minor receives TANF as the assistance unit head, the benefit is generally paid through a protective payee.
25	Maryland	No		Yes
26	Massachusetts	Yes		Yes 12	A minor parent may live on his or her own when the Department of Children and Families determines that he or she has acquired sufficient independent living and parenting skills.
27	Michigan	No 13	A minor parent can head his or her own assistance unit when the adult relative or legal guardian is not receiving assistance. In these cases, the supervising adult must serve as the protective payee.	Yes
28	Minnesota	Yes		Yes 14	When two unmarried minor caregivers live together with their minor child, at least one minor caregiver must meet the living arrangement requirements in order for the minor child, along with the minor caregiver, to be eligible.
29	Mississippi	Yes		Yes
30	Missouri	Yes		Yes 15	A minor parent is exempt from living with his or her parents if the minor parent's legal living parent or guardian will not allow the minor parent to live in his or her home or the minor parent lived apart from any parent or legal guardian for at least a year prior to either the birth of the dependent child or applying for benefits.
31	Montana	No 16	Individuals under the age of 18 can head their own assistance units if they have been emancipated by court action or a previous marriage.	Yes
32	Nebraska	Yes		No
33	Nevada	Yes		Yes
34	New Hampshire	Yes		Yes
35	New Jersey	Yes		Yes
36	New Mexico	Yes		Yes
37	New York	Yes 17	The minor parent must be at least 16 years old to receive assistance as the head of the assistance unit.	Yes
38	North Carolina	No		Yes
39	North Dakota	Yes		Yes 18	Minor parents are exempt from living with a parent, legal guardian or a legally responsible caretaker relative, or in an adult-supervised supportive living arrangement if they have a marital status of separated, divorced, or widowed, or are active duty in the uniformed service.
40	Ohio	Yes		Yes 19	If the minor lives with a parent, guardian, or relative, the benefit is generally paid to that person as a protective payee. A protective payment is not required if the minor lives in a supervised supportive living arrangement such as a group home.
41	Oklahoma	Yes		Yes
42	Oregon	Yes		Yes 20	A minor parent may be exempt from the residency requirement if it is impractical for the minor parent to live with his or her parents, legal guardian, or other adult relative.
43	Pennsylvania	Yes		Yes
44	Rhode Island	Yes		Yes 21	Minors who are at least six months pregnant are subject to the residency requirements.
45	South Carolina	Yes		Yes
46	South Dakota	Yes		Yes 22	A minor parent is exempt from living with his or her parents if no adult relative or legal guardian will allow the minor parent and child to live with them.
47	Tennessee	Yes		Yes
48	Texas	Yes		Yes
49	Utah	Yes		Yes
50	Vermont	Yes		Yes 23	Minor parents may be exempt if they are 17 years old and have lived independently for at least six months, live with their child’s other parent and both parents are age 16 or older, or lack an appropriate living arrangement.
51	Virginia	Yes 24	A minor parent may form his or her own assistance unit provided none of the minor parent's siblings receive benefits.	Yes
52	Washington	Yes		Yes
53	West Virginia	No		Yes
54	Wisconsin	No		Yes
55	Wyoming	Yes		Yes
56	Total states with policy	41		49
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58	Source: Urban Institute's Welfare Rules Database, funded by HHS/ACF.
59	1 This table provides policies for parents under 18 years old. States may have a different age cutoff for treating parents as minors for at least some purposes.
60	2 This column describes whether the state requires unmarried minor parents, who have not been legally emancipated, to live with their parents or in another state-approved setting. If "Yes" is coded, a minor is not eligible to receive assistance unless living with a parent or in an approved setting. Under federal policy, minors may be exempt from this requirement under the following circumstances: the minor has no parent, legal guardian, or other appropriate relative who is living or whose whereabouts are known; the minor or his or her child has been subjected to, or faces an imminent risk of, serious physical or emotional harm in the residence of the minor's parent or legal guardian; or the state agency determines it is in the best interest of the minor's child to waive the requirement.
61	3 A minor parent is exempt from living with their parents if there is not a state-licensed living arrangement available or the minor parent has lived apart from their parents for more than 12 months.
62	4 Children born to teenage parents are ineligible for cash assistance unless the parent is married. The minor parent may receive noncash assistance services in the form of vouchers for their children upon request; however, vouchers are not automatically distributed each month. Voucher payments are distributed through a protective payee to the minor parent's parent or the adult in the supervised living arrangement.
63	5 A minor parent may be the head of an assistance unit if the minor parent is married.
64	6 Two unmarried parents under the age of eighteen, with a child in common, can choose to live with the father's or mother's parents.
65	7 Minor parents may receive benefits for up to six nonconsecutive months without complying with the residency requirement.
66	8 Minor parents may be the head of the assistance unit if they are 16 or 17 and have been married, have been placed in independent living by the department of children and families, are in an approved transitional living program, or are in Job Corps.
67	9 A minor parent can head his or her own assistance unit if he or she meets an exemption to the residency requirement.
68	10 If the minor parent lives with his or her parents, the grandparents must be the head of the TANF unit.
69	11 If the minor receives TANF as the assistance unit head, the benefit is generally paid through a protective payee.
70	12 A minor parent may live on his or her own when the Department of Children and Families determines that he or she has acquired sufficient independent living and parenting skills.
71	13 A minor parent can head his or her own assistance unit when the adult relative or legal guardian is not receiving assistance. In these cases, the supervising adult must serve as the protective payee.
72	14 When two unmarried minor caregivers live together with their minor child, at least one minor caregiver must meet the living arrangement requirements in order for the minor child, along with the minor caregiver, to be eligible.
73	15 A minor parent is exempt from living with his or her parents if the minor parent's legal living parent or guardian will not allow the minor parent to live in his or her home or the minor parent lived apart from any parent or legal guardian for at least a year prior to either the birth of the dependent child or applying for benefits.
74	16 Individuals under the age of 18 can head their own assistance units if they have been emancipated by court action or a previous marriage.
75	17 The minor parent must be at least 16 years old to receive assistance as the head of the assistance unit.
76	18 Minor parents are exempt from living with a parent, legal guardian or a legally responsible caretaker relative, or in an adult-supervised supportive living arrangement if they have a marital status of separated, divorced, or widowed, or are active duty in the uniformed service.
77	19 If the minor lives with a parent, guardian, or relative, the benefit is generally paid to that person as a protective payee. A protective payment is not required if the minor lives in a supervised supportive living arrangement such as a group home.
78	20 A minor parent may be exempt from the residency requirement if it is impractical for the minor parent to live with his or her parents, legal guardian, or other adult relative.
79	21 Minors who are at least six months pregnant are subject to the residency requirements.
80	22 A minor parent is exempt from living with his or her parents if no adult relative or legal guardian will allow the minor parent and child to live with them.
81	23 Minor parents may be exempt if they are 17 years old and have lived independently for at least six months, live with their child’s other parent and both parents are age 16 or older, or lack an appropriate living arrangement.
82	24 A minor parent may form his or her own assistance unit provided none of the minor parent's siblings receive benefits.
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