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1185 (07/2026) Chapter 8: Examples • Chapter 8: Examples Example 1: John is applying for TANF. His son, Jordan, is in foster care, but documentation from his child welfare worker shows that Jordan will be returned in two weeks. Since Jordan is expected to be returned within 30 days, he is part of the household group. (Jordan will not be added to the benefit group until his foster care payments end and he is returned to his dad.) Example 2: Jessica is applying for TANF for herself and her child, Angel. She is recently divorced. The divorce settlement states Angel has 50 percent visitation with both parents. A divorce settlement, child custody order or other parenting agreement cannot solely be used to determine where a child is residing. A conversation with Jessica about the actual visitation taking place with Angel, as well as who has primary care, control and supervision would need to take place. After the conversation, it is determined that the child lives 50 percent of the time in the home of each parent; the child is not considered part of the TANF household group. Example 3: Edgar provides documentation indicating that he will be in treatment an additional 45 days: DHS would approve the individual for a 60-day extension since the first 30- day extension would expire. Additional documentation would not be necessary under this circumstance. This could include other in-patient addiction services as well, for example, gambling addiction or eating disorder treatment. Example 4: Andy and Mary apply for TANF for themselves and their child, Molly. The family is homeless. Mary and Molly are living in a homeless shelter. Due to the facility’s policies, Andy is not allowed to stay in the shelter. For up to 60 days, we would consider the family a two-parent household. Example 5: In the previous example, Mary and Molly are still living in the shelter after 60 days. On a case-by-case basis, we could consider a 30-day extension to keep Andy in the household.