{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.10","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-205.10","heading":"TANF income eligibility standards.","body":"(a)\nWhen the gross income of family applying for, or receiving TANF exceeds 100% of the standard of assistance for a family of the same composition, as set forth in § 4-205.52, the family is not eligible for assistance. Income deemed from stepparents shall be counted in gross family income to the extent permitted pursuant to § 4-205.22. Income deemed from an alien sponsor shall be counted in gross family income to the extent required by § 421 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, approved August 22, 1996 (110 Stat. 2105; 8 U.S.C. § 1631). Payments to correct underpayments to TANF or POWER recipients are not considered income or as a resource either in the month the payment is made or in the following month.\n\n(b)\nIf the gross income, computed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, is 100% or less of the standard of assistance, financial conditions of eligibility shall be calculated in accordance with § 4-205.11, 4-205.29, 4-205.33(b), and 4-217.05.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 2. Public Assistance.","Subchapter V. Public Assistance Programs."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-205.10","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6fba7e14bf51ad72ef7adf80d9a856fc5b8e88aeec8b3af6be09808f7f08ff34","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.09","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}