441—51.4(249) Dependent relatives.
	51.4(1) Income. Income of a dependent relative shall be less than the amount established by the department based on assistance standards as provided in rule 441—52.1(249). When the dependent’s income is from earnings, an exemption of $65 shall be allowed to cover work expense.
	51.4(2) Resources. The resource limitation for a recipient and a dependent child or parent shall be $2,000. The resource limitation for a recipient and a dependent spouse shall be $3,000. The resource limitation for a recipient, spouse, and dependent child or parent shall be $3,000.
	51.4(3) Living in the home. A dependent relative shall be eligible until out of the recipient’s home for a full calendar month starting at 12:01 a.m.	on the first day of the month until 12 midnight on the last day of the same month.
	51.4(4) Dependency. A dependent relative may be the recipient’s ineligible spouse, parent, child, or adult child who is financially dependent upon the recipient. A relative shall not be considered to be financially dependent upon the recipient when the relative is living with a spouse who is not the recipient.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 249.3 and 249.4.
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