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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 02/2023 Glossary 2 • Contact their local county social services agency. OR • See the DHS Family Support Grant program website. FICA Federal Insurance Contribution Act (Social Security withholding tax). Homeless Child Care Assistance Program defines a household as homeless if they lack a fixed, adequate night time residence. This includes, but is not limited to families living in shelters, cars, outside, public spaces, or motels due to lack of accommodation and families doubling up due to loss of housing, hardship or other reasons. The living situation reported on the CCAP application by the family is used to determine whether the family is experiencing homelessness. (Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 119B.011 Subd.13b) Household of applicant/participant/family The CCAP family as defined in Chapter 5.3 (Determining the CCAP Family). Household of provider The provider and those people living with the provider or in the home during child care hours. Income Counted earned or unearned income, including public assistance cash benefits, received by the family. See Chapter 6 (Income Eligibility). (Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes 119B.011, Subd.15) Infant • Licensed Center Child Care: A child is an infant up to 16 months of age. A child in center care may be considered to be an infant up to 18 months of age for purposes of staff ratios, group size, and programming with agreement of parent, teacher, and director if this decision is in the best interest of the child. See Chapter 9.24.6 (Age category exceptions).