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| pg. 461 vi. Compare the result of step E to the appropriate payment standard and show lower amount; vii. Subtract unearned income from the amount shown in step F; and, viii. The result of Step G is the amount of the grant. ADC cash assistance is time-limited for families that include an adult or minor parent who meets the federal definition of a work-eligible individual. Families subject to the time limit may receive an ADC cash payment for which they are eligible for a total of 60 months in a lifetime. The 60–month lifetime limit begins with the first month the family is determined to be eligible for and receives ADC cash assistance. Childcare assistance may be available at no cost to families receiving ADC cash assistance or whose gross earned, and unearned income, is at or below 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. Families whose incomes are above the current income standard for the full Child Care Subsidy program may be eligible for a partial subsidy if their gross earned and unearned income is at or below 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. Families must show a need for receiving Child Care Subsidy, such as but not limited to; job search, employment, education, and training, incapacitated parent, and need to obtain medical care. A family who is receiving ADC, including a family where one or more members are not included in the ADC unit because of receipt of Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/AABD are eligible for childcare at no cost. Transitional benefits An ADC case may receive up to five transitional cash payments, each payment being equal to one- fifth of the ADC Payment Standard for the family’s size at the time the family becomes ineligible for an ADC cash payment, if: 1. The unit lost eligibility for an ADC cash payment because of increased earnings or increased hours of employment of the parent or needy caretaker relative or guardian or conservator. 2. The unit meets the requirements to qualify for Transitional Medical Assistance. 3. The unit must have lost eligibility for an ADC cash payment in the month immediately preceding the first month of eligibility for the transitional cash payment. 4. In order to continue to receive transitional cash payments for the full five-month period, the family must meet the following requirements:

a. The family’s earned income cannot exceed 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Level for the family’s size; b. The parent or needy caretaker relative or guardian or conservator must be employed; c. The family continues to reside in the State of Nebraska; d. The family must continue to include a dependent child; and e. The family must remain ineligible to receive an ADC cash payment. Transitional cash payments will be funded with state dollars only. The state general funds used for transitional cash payments will apply towards Nebraska’s Maintenance–of–Effort requirement. This additional cash benefit was created effective October 1, 2007.