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A-2600 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services NON-NEEDY RELATIVE CAREGIVER and KINSHIP CARE Eligibility and Payments Manual Introduction 22 Apr 01 MTL 02/22

Non-Needy Relative Caregiver and Kinship Care

2600 INTRODUCTION

For either a Non-Needy Relative Caregiver (NNRC) or a Kinship Care case, a relative, other than a legal parent, is not requesting assistance for themselves but are requesting assistance for only the relative child(ren). The relative caregiver must be a relative of specified degree, as defined in manual section A-300 and the parent(s) of the child(ren) must not be in the home.

All TANF eligibility requirements must be reviewed to determine which are applicable to the household.

2620 NON-NEEDY RELATIVE CAREGIVER (NNRC)

2620.1 Budgeting – Income Limits and Deductions

2620.1.1 Income Limits and Eligibility Tests

The gross income test is 275% of the Federal Poverty Level. See manual section C-140 for the TANF Need Standard Chart. Apply the gross income test to the NNRC household’s size as follows:

• at initial eligibility; • when a change of countable income of related household members to the child(ren) is reported; • at the redetermination (RD) if new or increased countable income of related household members is reported; or • when an individual related to the child(ren) joins the household and has countable income.

Determine the countable gross earned and unearned income of the child(ren) for whom assistance has been applied and all adults and children in the household with a relationship (by blood or marriage) to the child(ren) for whom assistance was applied. See manual section A-700.

● Earned income disregards and work expense are not applied and  TANF assistance is exempt

All adult household members whose income is countable in the gross income test, that did not sign the application form, are required to sign an Interface Consent, Form 2179-EE, allowing DWSS to interface with other federal and state records for eligibility and income verification.

If the total countable gross earned and unearned income of all members, including child(ren) for whom assistance is requested, exceeds the gross income test for the household size, the assistance unit is ineligible. See manual section C-140 for the 275% of the Federal Poverty Level by household size.