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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 219 DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Child Care Policy Manual The CCDP recognizes the definition of a homeless household according to section 725(2) of the McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)), A homeless household includes children and youths who: (A) Lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence • Fixed nighttime residence: Stationary, permanent, and not subject to change. • Regular nighttime residence: Used on a predictable, routine, or consistent basis. • Adequate nighttime residence: Sufficient for meeting both the physical and psychological needs typically met in home environments. AND (B) Includes (1) 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 accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting foster care placement; (2) Having 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) Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and (4) Migratory children who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (1) through (3). Households are considered homeless if they fit both part A and any one of the subparts of part B of the definition above. 218.3.1 Verification of Homeless Status The customer’s statement of homeless status is acceptable. PURPOSE OF CARE (POC) To be eligible for a child care subsidy, the customer and all other required adult household members and minor parents must be in an approved activity, or the parent/caretaker is disabled/ incapacitated and unable to care for the child(ren). Refer to MS 400 for purpose of care categories. An individual who is on strike does not meet the purpose of care eligibility requirement. A striker is anyone who participates with one or more employee in a work slow-down or stoppage. This includes a stoppage resulting from the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. Note: Individuals affected by a lockout are not strikers. Additionally, if circumstances deteriorate during the strike to the extent the individual loses his job (e.g. the company is forced out of business, permanent replacements are hired by the company, etc.), the individual will not be considered a striker. When a household is authorized for the reimbursement of child care services and fails to report timely that an adult household member is no longer participating in their approved purpose of care, the case must be evaluated for an overpayment and an intentional program violation (IPV). Refer to MS 512 for additional information on reporting timely changes and MS 720 for additional information on IPV. 200- Non-Financial Factors of Eligibility [11] MTL 01/24 July 1, 2024