008 GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

Emergency Assistance may be provided to a needy child and any other member of the household in which the child is living only if: (A) The child is age 18 or younger. This includes an eligible pregnant woman in her third trimester with no other children; (B) The child is currently living with one or both parents, or, within six months before the month in which assistance is required, was living with a specified relative or legally appointed guardian or conservator in a place of residence maintained as their own home; (C) The household is without income and resources immediately accessible to meet the needs caused by the emergency situation; (D) The child meets requirements of citizenship or alien status, as outlined within Chapter Two of Title 468; (E) The household meets relevant income eligibility requirements; (F) The destitution or need did not arise because the child, if age 16 or older and not in school, or the relative responsible for support and care refused without good cause to accept employment or training for employment or quit a job without good cause. However, if the child or family member refused without good cause to accept employment or training for employment or quit a job without good cause, but the emergency was not caused by this action, the family is still potentially eligible for Emergency Assistance. This includes situations in which the adult in the family has been sanctioned for failure to participate in the Employment First Program.