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“Helping People Living Better Lives”

| pg. 460 An individual who commits any offense after August 22, 1996, which is classified as a felony and which has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance and is convicted under federal or state law after August 22, 1996, is permanently ineligible to be included in the ADC cash assistance unit. As a condition of eligibility for ADC cash assistance, a client determined to be a work-eligible individual and subject to Employment First participation must complete their Employment First Self–Sufficiency Contract before the family can be determined eligible to receive ADC cash assistance. If a client does not cooperate in developing and completing an Employment First Self– Sufficiency Contract, the family is ineligible for ADC cash assistance. Benefits Effective September 1, 2015 the maximum amount of ADC cash assistance provided will be fifty-five percent (55%) of the ADC Standard of Need based on the number of eligible members in the unit. ADC cash assistance eligibility is determined in two steps; the first step is determining initial eligibility during the application process. If the unit is found eligible during step one, the second step is determining the units grant amount or ongoing grant eligibility. Once a unit is found eligible during step one, they are not again subjected to step one unless a financially responsible adult is being added to the unit. 1. Determining eligibility during the initial application process, or when adding a financially responsible individual to an existing ADC unit, consists of the following steps:

a. Calculate total gross earned income; b. Subtract 20 percent of total gross earned income; c. Subtract childcare expense paid out-of-pocket; d. The result after step C is the net (countable) earned income. e. Compare the result of step D to the appropriate standard of need; f. If the result of step D is less than the appropriate standard of need, proceed to #2. If the result of step D is greater than or equal to the standard of need, proceed to step G. g. If during the initial application process, deny the application. If when adding a financially responsible individual to an existing ADC unit, determine eligibility for transitional benefits. h. Determining ongoing eligibility will consist of the following steps:

i. Calculate total gross earned income; ii. Subtract 50 percent of total gross earned income; iii. Subtract childcare expense paid out-of-pocket; iv. The result of step C is the net (countable) earned income. v. Subtract the net (countable) earned income from the appropriate Standard of Need;