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certification period is used when evaluating the impact of the change. If adding a family member lowers the family’s co-pay, but including the child’s unearned income causes the family’s co-pay to increase, a new budget and co-pay is not created. If including the child and any unearned income results in the family’s co-pay being the same or lower, a new budget is created.

The start date of the family’s certification period must be entered in the Budget and Co-pay screen to ensure the correct Family Income and Contribution Schedule is used when determining the impact on the family’s co-pay.

Existing Child Care Assistance Authorization documents are canceled and reissued as needed to address the change. See section 4110-6 Changes to an Authorization Document Not Due to a Mistake.

2. Child No Longer in the Home When a family reports a child of the family is no longer in the family’s home any unearned income the child is receiving must be evaluated along with the new family size to determine if the family’s co-pay will be impacted. The same Family Income and Contribution Schedule used when determining the family’s eligibility for the certification period is used when evaluating the impact of the change.

If removing a family member lowers the family’s co-pay, but removing the child’s unearned income causes the family’s co-pay to increase, a new budget and co-pay is not created. If removing the child and any unearned income results in the family’s co-pay being the same or lower, a new budget is created effective the first of the following month as it is a benefit to the family. The start date of the family’s certification period must be entered in the Budget and Co- pay screen to ensure the correct Family Income and Contribution Schedule is used when determining the impact on the family’s co- pay.