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b) A single custodial parent or caretaker1 who personally provides care for a child under six years of age, who cannot obtain needed appropriate childcare because it is unaffordable or not within a reasonable distance of parent or caretaker’s home or work activity;

c) A single custodial parent with a child under 12 months of age for up to 12 months total;

d) A recipient over the age of 59;

e) Both parents or caretakers in a two-parent or two-caretaker assistance unit (if assistance unit is eligible for TANF because of one parent or caretaker's incapacity), if the non-incapacitated parent or caretaker is personally providing care for a child under six (6) years old and demonstrates an inability, as determined by the Director or his or her designee, to obtain needed child care because:

i. Appropriate and affordable formal child care is unavailable;

ii. Informal child care (such as by a relative) is unavailable or unsuitable; or

iii. Appropriate child care, formal or informal, within a reasonable distance from the parent or caretaker's home or job search/job readiness site is unavailable;

f) A person who is ill, injured or incapacitated as determined by competent medical evidence;

g) A person who is needed at home because another household member requires the individual’s presence due to illness or incapacity;

1 Although exempt from DC work requirements-those who do not qualify for a federal exemption will be included in the universe of reported cases.