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Iowa’s TANF State Plan

15 at least five years. Immigrants receiving FIP for Battered Aliens benefits would otherwise have been eligible for regular FIP except for the application of Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

By state law, participants of FIP for Battered Aliens are subject to all the same program requirements as regular FIP participants, including participation in PROMISE JOBS and the 60-month time limit.

Battered immigrants who have received an approved or pending petition for prima facie case for immigration status (form I-360) but are in a waiting period to be allowed to apply for a social security number may be considered eligible. Qualified battered immigrants who do not have a social security number must apply for work authorization, and once that is received, must apply for a social security number.

Qualified battered immigrants must provide proof of application for a social security number by the month following the month when the employment authorization is received. They must report and provide the social security number once it is received.

Receipt of FIP for Battered Aliens program benefits does not grant eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Iowa or for medical benefits, beyond the extent already allowed by federal or state law.

 PROMISE JOBS Services: This program provides work and training services to FIA-responsible persons in families eligible for regular FIP cash assistance or for Two-Parent Families Receiving FIP. Refer to (1)(A)(ii) for a description of family members eligible for services. PROMISE JOBS provides employment, post-employment, and training activities through the FIA.

 PROMISE JOBS Services for Excluded Parents and Battered Aliens: Effective October 2006, this Separate State Program provides work and training services for FIA-responsible persons participating in the FIP for Battered Aliens cash assistance program and for excluded FIP parents. Refer to (ii) for a description of family members eligible for services. PROMISE JOBS provides employment, post-employment, and training activities through the FIA.

 PROMISE JOBS Expense Allowances: This Separate State Program provides the following supports to persons in the PROMISE JOBS program when the activity is approved under the FIA: 1. Transportation; except for employment. Participants who are employed are entitled to the FIP work expense deduction to cover transportation costs associated with employment; 2. Per diem allowances for certain people in practicums who must live away from home while in school; 3. Tuition, fees, books, and supplies for people in short-term training; 4. Birth certificates when needed to register for work; and 5. Safety equipment.

The state funds expended for this program qualify as TANF MOE as they meet the criteria of 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(I) and (II) of Title IV-A of the Social Security Act.