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CHILD CARE SUBSIDY ELIGIBILITY POLICY MANUAL II Table of Contents SECTION 1. CHILD CARE SUBSIDY OVERVIEW 1 1.1 LEGAL BASIS 1 1.2 PARENTAL CHOICE 1 1.3 CONFIDENTIALITY AND REQUEST FOR RECORDS 1 1.4 INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO APPLICANTS OR APPLICANT’S REPRESENTATIVE 1 1.5 RECORD RETENTION 1 SECTION 2: APPLICATION PROCESS 2 2.1 REQUESTS FOR CHILD CARE SUBSIDY 2 2.2 SIGNING THE APPLICATION 2 2.3 DATE OF REQUEST 2 2.4 REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR CLARIFICATION 2 2.5 VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION 2 2.6 APPLICATION APPROVAL 2 2.7 APPLICATION DENIAL 2 SECTION 3: WAITING LIST 3 3.1 PLACEMENT ON WAITING LIST 3 3.2 REMOVAL FROM WAITING LIST 3 SECTION 4: ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 3 4.1 RESIDENCY 3 4.2 CITIZENSHIP OR QUALIFIED ALIEN STATUS OF THE CHILD 3 4.3 ELIGIBILITY UNIT 4 4.4 RELATIONSHIP OF THE APPLICANT TO THE CHILD 4 4.5 ELIGIBLE CHILD 4 4.6 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER NOT REQUIRED 4 4.7 INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES 4 4.8 ASSET LIMITS 4 SECTION 5: ASSESSING INCOME 4 5.1 EARNED INCOME 5 5.2 UNEARNED INCOME 5 5.3 IRREGULAR OR SPORADIC INCOME 5 5.4 INCOME AND DEDUCTIONS FROM SELF‐EMPLOYMENT 5 5.5 MILITARY INCOME 6 CHILD CARE SUBSIDY ELIGIBILITY POLICY MANUAL