704.000 Overview of Financial Eligibility

To receive Transitional Cash Assistance of EAEDC or TAFDC, an applicant or client must meet financial eligibility requirements as well as those requirements provided in Chapter 703: Nonfinancial Requirements.

An applicant or client meets the financial eligibility requirements if he or she has income at or below the Department’s limits. The purpose of this chapter is to show how financial eligibility is established. The topics covered are:

(A) Reserved;

(B) Income, 106 CMR 704.200;

(C) Membership in the Assistance Unit and Filing Unit, 106 CMR 704.300;

(D) TAFDC, Need and Payment Standards, 106 CMR, 704.410, and 704.420;

(E) EAEDC Living Arrangements and Standards of Assistance, 106 CMR 704.435 and 704.440; and

(F) Calculation of the Grant Amount, 106 CMR 704.500.