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A-2510.4 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services FICTIVE KIN Eligibility and Payments Manual Citizenship 20 Oct 01 MTL 04/20 2510.4 Citizenship To receive Fictive Kin TANF assistance the eligible child(ren) must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. non-citizen national or a "qualified" non-citizen. (See manual section A-400). 2510.5 Income Eligibility Tests At initial eligibility only, an income test of 275% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) is applied to the household. For the 275% income test, evaluate the income of the fictive kin, their spouse/domestic partner, their minor child(ren), and the foster care child(ren) for whom assistance is being applied. (See manual section C-140 for the TANF Need Standards Chart for the 275% Federal Poverty Level by household size). Determine the countable gross earned and unearned income of the fictive kin, their spouse/domestic partner, their minor child(ren), and the foster child(ren) and compare to the household size. (See manual section A-700 for income).

 Earned income disregards and work expense are not applied, and  TANF assistance received by the fictive kin household on a separate case is exempt. If the spouse/domestic partner, whose income is countable in the initial 275% test, did not sign the application form, they are required to sign a Fictive Kin TANF Interface Consent, Form 2629-EK, allowing DWSS to interface with other federal and state records for eligibility and income verification.

If the total countable gross earned and unearned income for the household exceeds the 275% income test for the household size, the assistance unit is ineligible.

If the total countable gross income is below the 275% FPL limit, only the income and resources of the foster child(ren) is considered in determining eligibility and payment allowance. 2510.6 Resources The resource limit is $10,000. Only count the resources of the child(ren) for whom assistance is applied. (See manual section A-500). 2510.7 School Enrollment/Attendance Verify school enrollment/attendance for the foster child(ren) age 7 through 11, age 18 and still in school, and minor parent foster child. (See manual section A-1200).