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Income Disregard An amount of income that is excluded when determining net income. In-Kind Income Food, clothing, shelter, or any item other than cash provided to one or more members of the assistance unit by someone who is not a member of the assistance unit. In-kind income can be earned or unearned. Income Maintenance Administration The local agency which oversees eligibility determinations and processing for Medical Assistance, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, General Assistance for Children, and/or Food Stamps. Individual Responsibility Plan A contract which a TANF recipient must sign which outlines the recipient's plan for preparing for, finding and retaining employment. Institutional Status In the Food Stamp program, a person is considered a resident of an institution when it provides him/her with the majority of his/her meals (over 50% of three daily meals) as part of the institution's normal services. IV-D Agency The entity responsible for establishing paternity, establishing child support orders, and enforcing those orders. In the District of Columbia, the Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) is the IV-D Agency. 'IV-D' refers to a particular section of the Social Security Act. J

Job Club / Search An activity to which non-exempt TANF applicants are referred for the purpose of searching for work. ESA’s Office of Work Opportunity operates the Job Club/Search for applicants. TANF applicants/recipients may also participate in Job Club/Search as a countable activity to meet the requirements of the TANF work program. K L Lawfully Present Immigrants who have authorization to be in the United States from the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Lawfully Residing Immigrants who have authorization to be in the country from the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and who are not in the country on a temporary basis (such as a student or tourist). Legally Responsible Relatives In Medicaid, spouses living together are legally responsible for each other and parents are legally responsible for children in their care (and who live with them) who are under age 21. The income of legally responsible adults is always considered in some way when determining Medicaid eligibility. Liquid Assets Resources in the form of cash or other financial instruments that are convertible to cash. Long Term Care Assistance Unit An assistance unit consisting of an individual residing in or entering a long-term care facility or a couple when both spouses are residing in or entering the same long-term care facility.