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CAPS Policy – Priority Groups No.: CAPS/00-7 Effective Date: 10/01/2016 Revised: 03/02/2026 Revision Effective: 03/02/2026

CAPS Policy Manual

Page 44 of 109 Description Program Requirements Eligibility Requirements 45-day Grace Period • Families living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or campgrounds due to lack of alternative accommodations • Families living in emergency or transitional shelters • Families whose primary nighttime residence is not ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation (e.g., park benches) • Families living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, or bus or train stations • Migratory children living in circumstances described in the above situations residence may be accepted if no other documentation is available.

• Meet CAPS state- approved activity requirements as prescribed in CAPS Eligibility Requirements Policy (CAPS/00-6).

If verification is not immediately available for the eligibility requirements stated above, parents must verbally attest that all eligibility requirements are met.

If verification of income is not immediately available, the family fee will be calculated based on the parent’s verbal attestation of income.

However, if verification documents are not received by the end of the 45-day grace period or if verification documents submitted by the parent do not meet all applicable eligibility requirements, the case will be determined ineligible for ongoing child care assistance due to a program violation.

Families with very low income Description Eligibility Requirements Families with no income or very low income as defined by CAPS are considered a priority group. Parents must: • Meet non-financial eligibility requirements (Georgia residency, child citizenship or qualified alien status, immunization, and identity) as prescribed in CAPS Eligibility Requirements Policy (CAPS/00-6). • Meet CAPS income guidelines as prescribed in the CAPS Income Calculations Policy (CAPS/00-8). • Meet CAPS state-approved activity requirements as prescribed in CAPS Eligibility Requirements Policy (CAPS/00-6). • The family’s gross applicable income must be at or below the very low income threshold defined in Appendix A.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) Description Eligibility Requirements Parents participating in the Division of Family and Children Services’s (DFCS) Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) program are considered a priority group.

DFCS GRG program requirements are available on the DFCS website. • Parents must: o Provide verification of Georgia residency and identity. o Provide verification of child citizenship or qualified alien status and current immunization. o Meet CAPS income guidelines as prescribed in the CAPS Income Calculations Policy (CAPS/00-8). o Provide verification of participation in the DFCS GRG program.

Note: Because the DFCS GRG program is limited to those who meet an age or