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Eligibility under the TANF program must be determined for a refugee who applies for Cash Assistance. If the refugee is not eligible for TANF cash assistance, eligibility is then determined for the Refugee Cash Assistance Program.

In addition, the eligibility worker must refer refugees who are 65 years of age or older, or who are blind or disabled, to the SSA to apply for assistance under the SSI program.

Cash Assistance is to be furnished to eligible refugees until eligibility under the SSI program is determined. 2436.00.00 CHILD SUPPORT PARTICIPATION (C)

The policy stated in this chapter only applies to Two-Parent TANF and Regular TANF.

Certain individuals must cooperate with child support enforcement as a condition of eligibility.

The purpose of the Child Support Program is to identify and locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child support. In effect, the Child Support program: • Promotes greater financial responsibility of parents toward their children; and • Provides a support collection service to reduce dependency upon public funds.

The eligibility worker must thoroughly explain to applicants, recipients, and non-recipient parents/caretaker relatives the IV-D requirements as related to eligibility, and the consequences involved of noncooperation. The Rights and Responsibilities are incorporated in the application, which contains an explanation of cooperation, assignment, and penalties for non-cooperation. Refer to Section 2436.20.05. 2436.05.00 CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS (C)

The policy stated in this section only applies to Two-Parent TANF and Regular TANF.

Child support enforcement activities include the assignment of rights to support and cooperation in obtaining support. These requirements are discussed in the following sections. 2436.05.05 ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS TO SUPPORT (C)

The policy stated in this section applies only to the Two- Parent TANF and Regular TANF categories of assistance.

All applicants/recipients must assign their rights to child and spousal support to the Child Support Bureau (f11) regardless of whether support is currently being paid or whether paternity has been established.

The applicant's signature on the application serves to assign all current and pending support payments due or any participating member of the AG, and any arrearage that accrues while receiving TANF. The assignment date is the date of application. The child support collection date