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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-40 > Chapter-40-5-2 > 40-5-2-13SECTION 40-5.2-13
§ 40-5.2-13 Income deeming. – (a) Parents. For purposes of determining eligibility for and the amountof cash assistance to which a family is entitled under this chapter, the incomeof a child shall include the income of his/her parent(s). For purposes of thissection, the term "income" has the meaning prescribed in subsection40-5.2-10(g).
(b) Stepparents. For purposes of determiningeligibility for and the amount of cash assistance to which a family is entitledunder this chapter, the income of a child shall include the income of thechild's stepparent (if living in the same house as the child) minus the sum of:(1) the first ninety dollars ($90) of the stepparent's earned income for themonth; (2) the standard of need for a family of the same composition as thestepparent (but excluding any person included in the child's family); (3)amounts paid by the stepparent to individuals not living in the stepparent'shome and claimed by him or her as dependent for federal tax purposes; and (4)alimony or child support payments made by the stepparent with respect toindividuals not living in such household.
(c) Grandparents. The income of a child whose parentis under the age of eighteen (18) shall include any income of the child'sgrandparents, if the grandparents are living in the same home as the child andhis or her parent, to the same extent that income of a stepparent is includedunder subsection (b).
(d) Sponsors. Sponsor deeming with respect to eligiblealiens who are applicants for cash assistance shall be applied in accordancewith Section 421 of the Personal Responsibility and Work OpportunityReconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Laws, No. 104-193, PRWORA) and under rulesand regulations to be promulgated by the department.
