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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES FAMILY ASSISTANCE (FA) PROGRAM SUMMARIZED ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IS MY FAMILY ELIGIBLE? Persons who apply for or receive cash benefits must meet certain requirements. They must help determine eligibility for benefits. They must participate in activities that will help them become able to support and better care for their families. This includes cooperating with child support, JOBS and drug screening. Persons who do not cooperate may be denied or may lose benefits. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS A. The child must live in the home of a parent or other close relative. B. A person can only receive FA benefits as an adult for 5 years in his or her lifetime. C. The child must be under age 18 unless in school. If in school, the child may receive benefits through the month before the 19th birthday or the last month in school, whichever is earlier. D. The child must be a U.S. citizen or a legal, eligible alien. E. The child must live in Alabama. A person who has been convicted of giving a false address to get help from two States at the same time cannot receive benefits for ten years. F. The child cannot be receiving foster care from the Department of Human Resources. G. The child must not be participating in a strike. No family member may receive FA if a parent or stepparent is on strike. H. The relative must cooperate with Child Support unless the Department decides s/he has a good reason not to. Child support received for a child is assigned to the State Department of Human Resources when an application for FA is made for the child. I. The relative must turn over all child support payments to the State. J. The relative must give a Social Security number for each member of the assistance unit. If a member does not have a Social Security number, the relative must apply for a number. The number must be provided when received. DHR-FAD-595 October 2023