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13 These cases are child-only cases. The following relatives qualify to apply for a child:

• a blood or half-blood relative or adoptive relative limited to: brother, sister, grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent, uncle or aunt, great-uncle or aunt, great-great-uncle or aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, and spouses of anyone listed above even after the marriage has been terminated by death or divorce; and

8. An adult or child cannot receive TANF Assistance in more than one case in North Carolina or any other state for the same month.

9. An individual can be the payee for one Work First cash assistance case at a time.

10. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible to receive Work First. North Carolina elects to aid all optional non-citizen populations allowable under federal law.

11. A family cap on assistance is in effect. This means a family’s Work First cash assistance payment will not increase when a child is born ten (10) months after a month in which a parent received Work First cash assistance. There are some exceptions to the family cap rule, as follows:

• A child who is the firstborn (including all children of a multiple birth) of a minor who is a dependent child. • A child who is conceived as a result of verifiable rape, sexual assault, or incest. • A child for whom parental custody has been legally transferred to someone other than the parent. • A child no longer able to live with their parent due to the parent’s death, the parent’s incapacity or disability, or the parent’s incarceration or institutionalization if expected to last at least three months. • A child who is the only child in the family unit.

12. Minor parents (under age 18), unless emancipated, must meet special requirements:

• They must stay in school to complete their high school education, or its equivalent. When a minor parent has not completed high school or has not received a GED, or is suspended or expelled from school, the minor parent must participate in an appropriate educational, training, or other work activity. • They must live with a parent or in another adult-supervised setting approved by the county director or the director’s designee. Payments will be made to an adult as a substitute payee, and not to the minor parent.

13. There is a five-year, lifetime limit on receipt of federal TANF assistance. Unless a hardship exemption is granted, a family is not eligible for Work First cash assistance if it contains an adult who has received Work First cash