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received or will receive on an ongoing basis.

Deductions are applied to earned income as follows:

• Apply a standard work deduction. • Deduct incurred childcare expenses up to the following maximums: o $200 per month for each child under age 2. o $175 per month for each child age 2 and over.

Effective February 2017, with the implementation of the aforementioned new eligibility system called Georgia Gateway, a new standard deduction replaced the $90 standard work deduction and the $30 + 1/3 deduction for earned income. These deductions were replaced with a standard deduction of $250 for earned income for each employed individual in the assistance unit.

If a minor parent living with her parent(s) applies and is included in the determination of the family size, a portion of the income of the minor’s parent(s) is considered in the eligibility determination.

The countable gross income must be below Georgia’s Gross Income Ceiling (GIC). If the gross income is below the GIC, all income remaining after allowable deductions are applied is compared to the SON. Payment, if any, is made based on the amount of the deficit or the Family Maximum, whichever is less.

Lump sum budgeting is computed by comparing the amount of the lump sum to the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) for the household size. The household is ineligible for the number of months the income meets the FPL. The period of ineligibility can be shortened only for good cause reasons.

Sanctions are applied to the final grant amount after all income and deductions are determined, and before any recoupment are deducted.

TANF Purpose #1: Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their homes or in the homes of caretaker relatives. Funding Source: Federal and State MOE Funds

b. Basic Assistance for Relative Care: Relatives Caring for Children Currently or Previously in the Custody of DFCS

Georgia pays a cash benefit on behalf of the child to certain non-parent relatives to assist them in caring for children in the custody of DFCS or for relatives who are granted legal guardianship of a child previously in DFCS custody when parental reunification is impossible or in the best interests of a child.

Eligibility for kinship care subsidies:

• The child must be placed with a relative that meets that TANF degree of relationship: