3000.2 TANF and SSI Recipients

A Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient cannot receive TANF payments for himself while receiving SSI, but may be a payee for a TANF grant for others. The SSI recipient is not regarded as a member of the family when determining a family's TANF financial eligibility or benefit amount, and none of the SSI recipient's income or resources is counted as income to the family. An SSI recipient may elect to receive TANF rather than SSI payments, if otherwise eligible. In such instances, the TANF payment may not be authorized until it has been verified that the SSI payment has ceased.