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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 53 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Determining Eligiblity Revised June 14, 2024 Need for Service

5. Mrs. E reports that her job has been eliminated as of August 8 and she is now unemployed. She is now looking for another job. The certification period shall continue and the family will continue to be eligible with no change in units and a reduced fee for up to three months (until November 8). If she reports a new job before the end of this three-month period, the family’s certification period will continue without interruption. If she fails to report new employment, the family will no longer be eligible and a timely notice to cancel the family’s certification period effective November 8 must be sent. 6. Mrs. F is working two part-time jobs. She works 20 hours at one job and 20 hours at the other. On March 1, Mrs. F reports employment at one of her jobs has ended and now she is only working 20 hours per week at her remaining job. The family will continue to be eligible for the remainder of their current certification period. Financial Eligibility Legal reference: 441 IAC 170.2(1) Policy: Families are financially eligible for Child Care Assistance (CCA and CCA Plus) when their monthly gross income, according to family size, is no more than the following amounts in the following chart: