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Chapter: 2200 Standard Filing Unit Program: TCA 19 2220.0404.01 Definition of Terms (TCA) In determining need, the following terms are used:

1. The child is the dependent person under 18 (or under 19, still a full-time student in secondary school or at the equivalent level of vocational or technical training), who has never been married or whose marriage was annulled and whose eligibility is being determined. 2. Parent includes mother, father (see Chapter 1400 for a definition of legal and natural father of the child), adoptive mother and adoptive father.

For a definition of a specified relative, see Chapter 1400. 2220.0404.02 Child for Whom Assistance is Requested (TCA) The needs of the child for whom assistance is requested are included, provided the child meets all TCA technical eligibility criteria.

If the child's mother is a teen parent receiving Title IV-E foster care payments, the board rate by Family Safety must include payment for the child; the child will not be eligible for TCA, as the board rate duplicates the purpose of the TCA grant.

If an infant's teen parent is receiving non-Title IV-E foster care payments and the payment does not include the infant's needs, the teen parent may apply for TCA for the infant. The needs, income and assets of the infant are considered in this determination. The mother's needs, income and assets are not considered. 2220.0404.03 Parents Living in the Home (TCA) The needs of the parent(s) must be included if the parent is living in the home, or meets the conditions of temporary absence, and meets all other eligibility criteria.

When the mother and father (legal or nonlegal natural father) reside together in the home, both their needs must be included if one meets the UP criteria or is incapacitated. The needs of their children must also be included in the SFU. When neither meets the UP criteria or is incapacitated, deprivation does not exist. If one receives SSI based on disability or blindness, the non-SSI parent must be included provided that the parent is not an essential person for SSI purposes. Refer to passage 2220.0405.03 for a definition of essential person. 2220.0404.04 Teen Parent Living with Parents (TCA) The needs of a teen parent who resides with a parent(s) must be included in the standard filing unit (SFU) with her own dependent child, unless the teen parent qualifies as an eligible child in her parent's SFU.

The needs of the teen parent, who resides with her parent(s) and who qualifies as an eligible child in the parent's SFU, must be included in the parent's SFU. The needs of the teen parent's child may also be included in the teen's parent's SFU as an optional member. If a teen parent is included in the parent's SFU, the teen parent may not receive assistance separately for the child. If the applicant chooses to apply for the teen parent's child, and the other parent of the child is in the home, then the needs of the other parent must also be included. If the applicant chooses not to apply for the teen parent's child, then that child and the other parent of that child cannot receive Temporary Cash Assistance separately. If the FLORIDA system builds a separate assistance group for the teen parent's child and the other parent of that child, the assistance group must be denied.