<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:05:24"><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0-000000">67:12:05:24</span></a><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0-000001">.  Foster care payment not considered as available income.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0"> In </span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">aid to families with dependent children (AFDC)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0"> households where a child has been placed for foster care by the department, the foster care payment to the foster parents </span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0"> considered </span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">an allowable deduction for the purposes of determining available earned</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0"> income in determining the AFDC grant. Th</span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">e</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0"> foster care payment </span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0"> considered sufficient </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">only </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">to meet the needs of the foster child and </span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">may</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0"> not result in any significant income or profit available to the foster parent. The foster child </span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0"> not be shown in the assistance plan.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">    </span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981</span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025</span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">    </span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0-000003">28-</span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">    </span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0-000003">28-</span><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5ea27487-200a-41b7-a759-0020391d9442000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>