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Division of Welfare and Supportive Services

A-2500 Eligibility and Payments Manual

FICTIVE KIN 20 Oct 01 MTL 04/20

Introduction FICTIVE KIN 2500 INTRODUCTION An individual who is not related by blood to a child but has a significant emotional and positive relationship to the child, as designated by the child welfare agency placing the child(ren), is referred to as fictive kin.

Fictive Kin TANF is only available for cases where the foster child(ren) have been placed with fictive kin by a child welfare agency and where the fictive kin caregiver is in the process of obtaining a foster care license.

No adult parent of the foster child(ren) may reside in the home. An in-person interview is not required. The Fictive Kin TANF interview will be completed by telephone. The child welfare agency is responsible for referring the fictive kin to the Fictive Kin TANF program through direct submission of the Fictive Kin TANF application.

Note: A minor mom and her child may be placed in the same fictive kin household. In this instance, the minor mom and child would be eligible if all other factors of eligibility are met. 2510 FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY 2510.1 Application The Fictive Kin TANF program is limited to up to 6 months and will terminate upon approval of the foster care license or at the end of the 6 months, whichever occurs first. The Fictive Kin TANF application, Form 2631-EK is completed with the assistance of child welfare agency personnel and includes attestations by the child welfare personnel of household composition, school enrollment/attendance, and that the fictive kin is actively in the process of obtaining a foster care license. 2510.2 Household/Assistance Unit Determination The household size is determined by including the fictive kin, their spouse/domestic partner, their minor child(ren), and the foster care child(ren) for whom assistance is being applied.

The assistance unit includes only the foster child(ren) for whom assistance is being applied.

2510.3 Residency The household/assistance unit must live in Nevada to be eligible for benefits. (See manual section A-900).