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MISSISSIPPI

Volume III | Chapter 3

[NON-FINANCIAL CRITERIA: INTRODUCTION]

Revised 10-01-14

Deprivation The child or children must be deprived of one or both parents due to: 1. Incapacity. 2. Death. 3. Continued absence. Continued absence includes, but is not limited to, absences by reason of: a. Divorce. b. Desertion or non-support of legal parent. c. Illegitimacy. d. Hospitalization for more than a temporary period. e. Imprisonment. f. Court sentence to perform unpaid public work or service while living at home. g. Removal of the child from the home by court order. h. Legal adoption by a single parent. 4. Unemployment of the principal wage earner (PWE) Age The age limit for dependent children to receive a TANF benefit is up to 18 years old. Benefits may continue for a child through the month in which the child becomes age 18. There is no age limit for a caretaker relative, but minors cannot be grantee relatives unless granted an exception for good cause by the State Office Policy Unit. Residence Applicants for TANF must express the intent to reside in Mississippi, if not already a resident, in