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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 50 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Determining Eligiblity Revised June 14, 2024 Need for Service Multiple Needs for Service Legal reference: 441 IAC 170.2(237A,239B) Policy: In a two-parent household, both parents must fully meet at least one of the needs for service to be eligible for Child Care Assistance (CCA). When parents have multiple needs for service, they must fully meet each need for service to be eligible for CCA for each need. Comment:

1. Mr. A is employed 35 hours per week, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Mrs. A attends school full time, from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. They have two children who need child care between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Approve two units of care per day (Monday through Thursday) for each child. Do not pay for child care services on Friday, since both parents do not meet the need for service. 2. Mrs. B is employed 40 hours per week, from 2:30 p.m. until 11 p.m., Monday through Friday. Mr. B works 32 hours per week, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Even though both parents individually meet the need for service, there is no overlap in work schedules. Therefore, the B family is not eligible for CCA. 3. Mr. and Mrs. C attend school full time, Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. They are getting two units per day of child care for their daughter while they attend class. Mrs. C begins a part-time job. She works Friday through Sunday evenings, from 5 until 9 p.m. Mrs. C does not meet the additional need for service for CCA payment for her work hours because there is no overlap in schedules for the time she is working. AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteers Legal reference: Section 404(f)(2) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 Policy: An AmeriCorps*VISTA member who was a recipient of Child Care Assistance (CCA) immediately before becoming a VISTA volunteer will continue to meet the need for service requirements of CCA. The family must also meet all other eligibility requirements for CCA.