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DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Child Care Policy Manual If the only source of verification used is the Self Employment Worksheet, document the reason in the computer system. 306.38 Subsidized Housing Assistance Unearned - Exempt Living spaces partially paid for by the government, including single-family homes, apartments, and assisted-living facilities. 306.39 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Unearned - Exempt A federally funded program to help low-income families buy nutritious food from authorized retailers. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are available to qualifying families, elderly people, and single adults. 306.40 Supplemental Security Income Unearned - Exempt Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal program that provides additional income for older and disabled individuals with little to no income stream. This program helps the participants meet their basic needs by providing them with monthly cash distributions. Exempt income; exempt any retroactive SSI payments and Interim Assistance (IA) for pending SSI applicants. 306.41 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Unearned - Count The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program has been restructured to include five TANF programs: NEON Program, Child-Only Program, Self-Sufficiency Grant Program, Loan Program and Temporary Program. • NEON Program: The NEON Program is a work program for households containing work eligible individuals. This is a TANF Cash Assistance Program. A NEON Child Care Referral is required for all work eligible caretakers. Refer to MS 116.1 and 410 for additional information on the NEON program. Count the total amount of the TANF grant as income in the month received. If the benefit is not going to continue, do not use it in the projection; however, any customer who has received TANF cash is considered to be receiving TANF until it is verified they are no longer eligible. • Child Only Program: This program is designed for households not having any work eligible caretakers. No adults receive assistance due to ineligibility or because the caretaker is a relative caregiver. Categories of child only households include: o Non-qualified non-citizen caretaker; o SSI caretaker; o Relative caregiver; and o Kinship care caretaker Count the total amount of the TANF grant as income in the month received. If the grant is not going to continue, do not use it in the projection; however, any household who has received a TANF cash grant is considered to be receiving TANF until it is verified they are no longer eligible. 300- Income and Assets [19] MTL 01/24 July 1, 2024