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Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Chapter 4. Application, Eligibility Determination & Documentation

REVISED 04/27/2026

20 the legal custody of DSS, both children can be placed on one application for both cases.

NC FAST will create one or more cases based on who should be included in the income unit. If there is more than one income unit, then there will be multiple cases created from one application. Documentation of the recipient’s case file must provide adequate information regarding eligibility and the Plan of Care.

D. Applications for Applicants/Recipients Experiencing Homelessness

Section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Act defines the following homeless children and youths as:

Homeless children and youths mean individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The term includes—

1. Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals.

2. Children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

3. Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and

4. Migratory children (as defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended), who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described in this definition.