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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF 4. Ineligible/Disqualified Members A legal parent may not be in the assistance unit if they are: a. Ineligible because they: ● do not meet citizenship requirements; ● are a fugitive fleeing prosecution, questioning, or confinement related to a felony crime, or violating a condition of parole or probation; ● are a minor parent who is not meeting school attendance requirements; or ● are a minor parent who is not residing in approved living arrangements without good cause.  are a spouse who is stationed and living away from the home due to active-duty military service. b. Disqualified because they: ● have been convicted in a state or federal court of misrepresenting their residence to receive cash or SNAP simultaneously from two or more entities; or ● have been found guilty of intentionally failing to report the absence of a child from the home which exceeded 45 days. A child is not included in the household if they are: a. Ineligible because they:  do not meet citizenship requirements; or  do not meet age requirements; or  do not meet relationship requirements to the caregiver. NOTE: In cases where one sibling is related and one is not related to the caregiver, the unrelated sibling is not included. 5. SSI Recipients. Remove a TANF family member from the grant when the person is approved for SSI and update the SNAP case. Do not include an SSI recipient's resources or income towards the needs of the TANF household. Whenever an overpayment is due to SSI eligibility of an assistance unit member, ineligibility begins the first month following the recipient’s actual receipt of the SSI payment. 6. Relative Caregiver’s Absence from the Home for Extended Period. Assistance may be paid to a temporary payee (only the children’s needs are included) when the caregiver will be absent for an extended period of time. 7. Strikers. Deny a household's application or ongoing benefits for any month in which a disqualified Division of Welfare and Supportive Services HOUSEHOLD DETERMINATION Eligibility and Payments Manual WHO IS NOT INCLUDED MTL 05/24 Nov 24 A-332