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1199 (07/2026) Chapter 8: Examples • Chapter 8: Examples TANF Example 1: Aisha and her two children are receiving a Social Security check each month. Part of the check is SSB, but the other part is SSI. Aisha’s SSB would not count toward the children’s TANF grant because, due to the SSI, she is not in the financial group and none of her income is counted for TANF. Example 2: Van receives TANF for himself and one of his children, Avery, but his other child Kalen is on SSI. The children have different mothers. Kalen, who receives SSI also received child support from his mother. The child support does not count toward the TANF grant of the father and the other child, Avery. Example 3: Jana receives TANF for herself and her two children, Kody and Kyle. Kyle’s father, Russel, stays with the family on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of each week. Russel is in the household group. He is also required to be in the filing and financial groups. His income is counted against the TANF grant for the entire family. Example 4: Anita is applying for TANF for her two grandchildren, Annabelle and Stephanie, as a non-needy caretaker relative. Anita and her husband, Rusty, along with their two minor children also live in the household. Anita, Rusty, their two children, Annabelle and Stephanie must pass the first income test. The combined countable income of all individuals in the filing group must be less than the NNCR countable income limit standard for six. If not, the entire caretaker relative filing group is ineligible. If the income is less than the standard, the dependent relative children (Annabelle and Stephanie) must also have income below the “no-adult countable income limit” for the need group to be eligible. Example 5: Gina, age 17, is applying for TANF for herself and her 2-month-old son, Charles. They currently live with her dad, Jonas. Option 1: If Jonas has care, control and supervision of both Gina and Charles, they will all be in the filing and financial groups, and income for all three will be considered when determining eligibility for TANF. Option 2: If Gina is considered the caretaker relative, having sole care, control, and supervision of Charles, she can apply for herself and her child without her father Jonas. Gina and Charles are in the financial group, but income is deemed from Jonas and applied against the TANF grant as Gina is a minor parent. REF Example 1: Aisha and her husband Cam are in the home together. Cam is receiving SSI and that income would not count towards the REF grant as he is not in the financial group. Need group