49.19(4e)(a)(a) If a person applying for aid is under 18 years of age, has never married, and is pregnant or has a dependent child in his or her care, the person is not eligible for aid unless he or she lives in a place maintained by his or her parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative as the parent’s, guardian’s or other adult relative’s own home or lives in a foster home, maternity home, or other supportive living arrangement supervised by an adult.

49.19(4e)(b)(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply in any of the following situations:

49.19(4e)(b)1.1. The person applying for aid has no parent or legal guardian whose whereabouts are known.

49.19(4e)(b)2.2. No parent or legal guardian of the person applying for aid allows the person to live in the home of that parent or legal guardian.

49.19(4e)(b)3.3. The department determines that the physical or emotional health or safety of the person applying for aid or the dependent child would be jeopardized if the person and the dependent child lived with the person’s parent or guardian.

49.19(4e)(b)4.4. The person applying for aid lived apart from his or her parent or legal guardian for at least one year before the birth of any dependent child or before the person applied for aid.

49.19(4e)(b)5.5. The county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 otherwise determines that there is good cause not to apply par. (a).

49.19(4e)(c)(c) The department shall request a waiver from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services to require, without exception, that a person applying for aid who is under 18 years of age, has never married and is pregnant or has a dependent child in his or her care meet the requirements of par. (a). If a waiver is granted and in effect, par. (b) does not apply.

49.19(4h)(4h) Student loans and grants, including work study funds, are not considered income in determining eligibility for aid under this section or the amount of monthly payments under this section.

49.19(4m)(4m) Aid under this section is unavailable to a family for any month in which the caretaker relative of the dependent child is participating in a strike on the last day of the month. Aid under this section is unavailable to any person for a month in which the person is participating in a strike on the last day of the month.

49.19(5)(a)(a) The aid shall be sufficient to enable the person having the care and custody of dependent children to care properly for them. The amount granted shall be determined by a budget for the family in which all income shall be considered, except:

49.19(5)(a)1.1. All earned income of each dependent child included in the grant who is: a full-time student; or a part-time student who is not a full-time employee. For purposes of this subdivision a student is an individual attending a school, college, university or a course of vocational or technical training designed to fit him or her for gainful employment.

49.19(5)(a)1e.1e. Any amount received under section 32 of the internal revenue code, as defined in s. 71.01 (6), and any payment made by an employer under section 3507 of the internal revenue code, as defined in s. 71.01 (6), to a family receiving aid.

49.19(5)(a)1m.1m. The first $50 of any money received by the department in a month under an assignment to the state under sub. (4) (h) for a person applying for or receiving aid to families with dependent children that shall be paid to the family applying for or receiving aid.

49.19(5)(a)2.b.b. Any other person living in the same home as the dependent child whose needs are considered in determining the budget.

49.19(5)(a)4.4. Except as provided under par. (am), after disregarding the amounts specified under subd. 2., $30 of earned income and an amount equal to one-third of the remaining earned income not disregarded, from the earned income of any person specified in subd. 2. These disregards do not apply to:

49.19(5)(a)4.a.a. The earned income of a person who has received the disregards for 4 consecutive months, until the person ceases to receive aid for 12 consecutive months.

49.19(5)(a)4.c.c. The earned income of a person whose income exceeds the person’s need, unless the person has received aid under this section in any of the 4 months preceding the month in which the income exceeds the need.

49.19(5)(a)4m.4m. Except as provided under par. (am), after the person has received the benefit of the disregards under subd. 4. for 4 consecutive months, a disregard of $30 of earned income shall be available for 8 additional consecutive months. This disregard does not apply to:

49.19(5)(a)4m.b.b. The earned income of a person whose income exceeds the person’s need, unless the person has received aid under this section in any of the 4 months preceding the month in which the income exceeds the need.

49.19(5)(a)4s.4s. After disregarding the amounts under subd. 2. and either subd. 4. or par. (am), an amount equal to expenditures and not to exceed $175 per month for each dependent child or incapacitated person, or $200 per month for each child under the age of 2, shall be disregarded from the earned income of any person listed in subd. 2. if:

49.19(5)(a)4s.a.a. The amount is used to provide care for a dependent child or for an incapacitated person who is living in the same home as the dependent child;