Or. Admin. Code § 461-125-0150 - Determining Primary Wage Earner (PWE); TANF

(1) The primary wage earner (PWE) is the parent who earned the most money in the 24 months before requesting assistance.

(2) Once a parent is determined to be the PWE, their status cannot change while the family remains continuously eligible for cash assistance, unless:

(a) The other parent later provides evidence that they should have been the PWE at the time of application; or

(b) The parent who is the PWE is out of the household group for at least one full calendar month. If so, the branch office must redetermine the PWE.

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Or. Admin. Code § 461-125-0150

AFS 80-1989, f. 12-21-89, cert. ef. 2-1-90; AFS 6-1994, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-94; AFS 23-1994, f. 9-29-94, cert. ef. 10-1-94; AFS 42-1996, f. 12-31-96, cert. ef. 1-1-97; AFS 11-1999, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-99; SSP 30-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-1-13 thru 3-30-14; SSP 38-2013, f. 12-31-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14

Stat. Auth.: ORS 411.060, 411.070, 411.404, 412.049

Stats. Implemented: ORS 411.060, 411.070, 411.116, 411.404, 412.049