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Chapter: 2000 Coverage Groups Program: TCA 3 2020.0000 Temporary Cash Assistance If financial and technical requirements have been met, the assistance group may be eligible for the coverage groups described in this section.

Additionally, this section provides the category codes for each coverage group used in FLORIDA. 2020.0100 CATEGORY CODES (TCA) The following section details the category codes for FLORIDA. 2020.0102 Temporary Cash Assistance Category Codes (TCA) ADCU = TCA Unemployed Parent ADCR = TCA Regular (deprived) ADCI = TCA Incapacitated Parent 2020.0300 TEMPORARY CASH ASSISTANCE (TCA) If financial and technical requirements have been met, the assistance group may receive assistance under the following coverage groups:

1. Two-parent TCA (mutual children); 2. Regular TCA (deprived children or pregnant women in the ninth month, or third trimester if unable to participate in work activities); 3. Regular TCA (parents/caretaker relative of only eligible child in receipt of SSI); 4. Incapacitated parent TCA; and 5. Refugee Assistance Program (RAP). 2020.0301 Two-parent Temporary Cash Assistance Mutual Children (TCA) Temporary Cash Assistance may be provided under this coverage group to two-parent families with children. The parents must have at least one mutual child to be eligible under this coverage group. Nonmutual children who meet all technical eligibility criteria must be included in the standard filing unit and assistance group. If the family is ineligible for cash assistance benefits (i.e., countable net income exceeds the payment standard), Temporary Cash Assistance cannot be provided separately to the nonmutual children and their parent.

Note: If the only mutual child is an unborn child, the father is not eligible to receive benefits until the birth of the child. 2020.0302 TCA Deprived Children or Pregnant Women (TCA) Temporary Cash Assistance may be provided under this coverage group to families with children when the children are considered deprived based on specific deprivation requirements. Assistance is also provided under this coverage group to certain pregnant women. Refer to Chapter 1400 and passage 2030.0633.03 for more information on direct cash assistance for these pregnant women. 2020.0303 Deprived Children Receiving SSI (TCA) Assistance may be provided to the parent(s) or caretaker relative in households where the only potentially eligible child is receiving SSI benefits. Refer to Chapter 2200 for information when a caretaker relative may be included.