UPM P-2005.18 - Special Steps for Children Receiving Adoption Assistance Payments

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCEPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 5-1-92 Transmittal: UP-92-13 P-2005.18 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Assistance Unit Composition PROCEDURES ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: AFDC Procedures AFDC _______________________________________________________________ Subject: Special Steps for Children Receiving Adoption Assistance Payments ______________________________________________________________________________

P-2005.18 When an assistance unit receives an adoption assistance payment on behalf of an adopted child, the following special steps are used:

1. Exclude any portions of the payment which are intended:

° to meet needs not provided for in the AFDC assistance benefit amount;

° to supplement AFDC assistance benefits which are insufficient to meet the special needs of the child.

2. Compute what the AFDC payment would be for the assistance unit consisting of all eligible adults and children by:

° including the child for whom the adoption assistance is paid; and

° including the counted amount of the payment as income.

3. Compute what the AFDC payment would be for the assistance unit consisting of all eligible adults and children except the child receiving adoption assistance payments.

4. If the AFDC payment computed in step 2 is less than the AFDC payment computed in step 3, exclude the child from the assistance unit. If not, include the child in the same assistance unit as the other eligible members.

5. Make the above determination at time of intake, redetermination, and whenever a child receiving adoption assistance payments returns to the home.