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need because of increased earnings or loss of the $30 plus 1/3 disregard and the parent is working, the family may be eligible for Transitional Medicaid.

Diversion Assistance does not count as income in the childcare program. Families receiving Diversion Assistance may also be eligible to receive childcare under Delaware's working poor childcare program if their income does not exceed 200% of the federal poverty level. Receipt of Diversion Assistance would not bar receipt of Food Supplement benefits, and food benefit applications will be actively solicited from individuals requesting Diversion Assistance.

Diversion Assistance does not count against the time limit on receipt of assistance.

The family will not have to assign child support to the State. Child support received by the parent or DCSS, will belong to the family. DCSS will not use child support to offset or reimburse the Diversion Assistance.

Diversion Assistance is not intended to replace TANF's Emergency Assistance Program or Supportive Services payments, which will continue. Rather, Diversion Assistance expands the opportunities to access services to support employment.

Child Welfare Services to Assist Needy Families in Maintaining Children in the Home of Their Parent(s) or a Relative Caregiver

Delaware uses a combination of TANF and MOE funds for services provided when conditions exist requiring the intervention of DFS. Services or payment for services for the child or family is provided to deal with the conditions that caused the need for the services and the child or family is not eligible for such services under Title IV-E. The services provided are those identified by DFS as needed to meet the needs of the child. These include investigation, case management, community and home-based intervention services, foster care maintenance payments for short-term placement of less than 180 days outside of the home, as well as foster care payments for temporary absence placements of up to 365 days. Also included are case management services for preventive services, court-related activities, and foster care. Needy families whose combined earned and unearned income is at or below 900% of the federal poverty level during the year are eligible to receive these TANF or MOE funded services.

As described on page one of Appendix A, federal funds may be used under the former Emergency Assistance provision that was in effect on August 21, 1996. In addition, paragraph two describes how State MOE funds may be used to pay for these benefits and services while the child remains in the home of a relative or during a period of temporary absence from the home of up to 12 months, as