OBSOLETE POLICY CHIP MANUAL |
Effective: May 1, 2008
Previous Policy
Income of a child (an individual under the age of 19) who is not the head of household is not counted when determining CHIP income eligibility. If the child is the head of household, their gross income must be counted. (See Section 245 and 402-4) If a child is living with their spouse and the spouse is the head of the household, the income of the child is excluded.
EXAMPLE #1: John Jones is 18 years old. He lives with his mother and two sisters. John is working at a fast food restaurant and receives child support from his father. Do not count John’s earnings or his child support.
EXAMPLE #2: Sarah Sagers is 17 years old. She has moved out of her parents household and lives by herself. Sara works at Matrix Marketing. Because Sarah is the head of household, her earnings count.
EXAMPLE #3: Jennifer Lopez is 18 years old and lives with her spouse, Juan. Juan is 18 years old and works full time. They consider Juan to be the head of household. Jennifer works part-time at Taco Time and receives a small check from a trust fund. Because Juan is the head of household, his earned income counts. Jennifer’s earnings and the check from the trust fund do not count.
EXAMPLE #4: John age 17 and his half sister Jenny age 15, live with their aunt, uncle and cousins. John and Jenny apply for CHIP. Neither John nor Jenny is the head of household so their income doesn't count for the CHIP program and they will be considered a household size of 2.