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General Assistance for Children Program (GC) Provides direct financial support to children living in households that do not include a parent or caretaker relative. Good Cause Valid reasons for non-compliance with program requirements. Individuals who have good cause for failing to meet a program requirement are not subject to penalties or sanctions for failing to meet those requirements. Grievance Applicant or Recipients dissatisfaction with an action taken by the Department. Gross Income Total countable earned and unearned income before any deductions are taken to reduce the amount of income considered in certain eligibility determinations. Gross Income Test (GIT) An eligibility test based on gross income. H

Head of TANF Assistance Unit A person who is the head of a TANF assistance unit is: • The adult parent of a minor child, if both are part of the same single-parent assistance unit. • The parent who is the principal wage-earner or the non-incapacitated parent in a two-parent assistance unit, if that parent is an adult parent of a minor child and the parent and child are part of the same assistance unit. If both parents are incapacitated the group chooses a head. • A caretaker relative residing with and caring for a minor child. • A minor parent of a minor child if both are part of the same assistance unit and there are no adults in the unit. Head of Food Stamp Household A person who all adult household members agree should be the head of household. Hearing Request Clear expression by the claimant or his/her legal counsel (or in the case of Food Stamps, his/her authorized representative) that indicates that s/he disagrees with a case action taken by the Department and wishes to have a hearing to determine whether the agency was in error. I

Incapacity, Physical or Mental A physical or mental disability, illness, or impairment of such a debilitating nature as to reduce substantially or eliminate a parent's ability to support a dependent child. The incapacity does not have to be permanent. Income The money received by an individual for labor or services currently rendered or from property, trusts, operations, or benefits.