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work activities, or both, to secure employment and cooperate with child support/court requirements are eligible. Non-custodial parents who volunteer may also participate in the TANF programs. 5. To the extent permitted by federal law and subject to appropriations, adopting families of children with special needs who meet the state’s definition of needy under TANF and have income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level are eligible for TANF services.

See TANF-Eligible Families and TANF-Eligible Parents summary chart at the end of this section.

2.2 ELIGIBILITY FOR TEMPORARY CASH ASSISTANCE (SECTIONS 414.075, 414.085, 414.095, F.S.)

Criteria for eligibility include: 1. Be a U.S. citizen or a qualified noncitizen in accordance with federal and state law. 2. Be a legal resident of the State of Florida. 3. Have a minor child who resides with a custodial parent or parents or with a relative caretaker related to the child by blood or marriage as defined in section 414.0252(6), F.S. 4. Meet the income and resource requirements of the program as defined in sections 414.075, 414.085, and 414.095, F.S. All minor children who live in the household and are members of the family, and the parents of the minor children, shall be included in the eligibility determination, unless specifically excluded. 5. Work register with the LWDB or service provider if an adult family member does not meet an exemption. 6. Cooperate with Child Support Enforcement (CSE). 7. Be a minor parent, who must live at home or reside in an adult supervised setting and have the assistance paid to an alternative payee. 8. Be in the ninth month of pregnancy with no other minor children in the home. If a doctor’s order restricts a pregnant woman from work activities, TCA is available in the last trimester of pregnancy. 9. Passing a drug test. Note: Drug testing was discontinued due to a Federal District Court ruling that Florida’s drug testing was unconstitutional. The U.S. Appellate Court upheld this ruling. Florida is not appealing the U.S Appellate Court’s ruling. 10. Not using Temporary Cash Assistance benefits out-of-state for more than 30 consecutive days, unless the recipient is temporarily absent from the state more than 30 days and provides the reason for the prolonged absence, plans to return, and the date of the return.

2.3 TWO-PARENT FAMILY

Any family considered a two-parent family under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act, as amended, is eligible to be part of the Welfare Transition (WT) program if it meets eligibility criteria.