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Division of Welfare and Supportive Services A-2630.3 Eligibility and Payments Manual NON-NEEDY RELATIVE CAREGIVER and KINSHIP CARE 22 Apr 01 MTL 02/22 Eligibility Dates • If the verifications requested to determine Kinship Care eligibility are not received by the due date or if the submitted documents do not meet the eligibility requirements for Kinship Care, deny Kinship Care. • Once Kinship Care eligibility criteria is met and verifications are provided, NNRC assistance is terminated as soon as administratively possible and Kinship Care should be approved. • If NNRC assistance is not terminated timely (worker did not act upon change timely or due to cut-off), the NNRC benefit is budgeted when determining the Kinship Care assistance payment.

Example 1:

NNRC received $478 assistance for two children ages 13 and 15. Only one of the children meets Kinship Care criteria. Calculate the difference between a one child NNRC payment from a two child NNRC payment. Subtract the difference in the NNRC payment from the Kinship payment for one child which will give the amount of the additional Kinship Care payment to supplement the ongoing case in the month of change only. ($478 - $418 = $60) $463 -$60 =$403. The NNRC benefit amount for the other child must be reduced to $418, the payment allowance for one child.

Kinship Care financial eligibility begins the first of the month following the month all Kinship Care eligibility requirements are met.

Example 2: A NNRC applies for TANF in October and meets all eligibility requirements for Kinship Care EXCEPT having obtained Nevada state or tribal court approval. NNRC assistance is approved effective October. Proof of approval of Nevada state or tribal court legal guardianship is received in January showing guardianship was effective in January. The case may be converted to Kinship Care effective February.

When a child is being added to an existing Kinship case, the child is added the first of the month after the month they meet the Kinship Care eligibility requirements.

2630.4 Support Services

Support services are available to assist Kinship Care recipients. The need for support services must be identified in the pre-screening and post-approval assessments and be included in the TANF household’s Personal Responsibility Plan (PRP).

A household may receive one of the below services through a referral to the Employment and Support Services (ESS) unit in Central Office when needed:

1. Child Care Kinship Care participants in need of child care for employment, education, or who are unable to care for the child due to incapacity/disability may be referred to the child care program to request the necessary services through the child care