(a) For purposes of failure to comply with the voluntary quit provision or work requirements, the head of household is considered the principal wage earner unless the household selected an adult parent of a child(ren) or an adult with parental control of a child(ren) as the head of household.
(b) The principal wage earner is the household member who has the greatest earned income in the two months prior to the violation. This includes excluded household members.
(c) The principal wage earner who lives with his or her parent or person in the role of parent cannot be the head of household if the parent or person in the role of parent is:
- (1) employed for at least 30 hours per week at minimum wage;
- (2) registered under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Program; or
- (3) receiving or has applied for unemployment benefits.