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153 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 2: Eligibility groups If the group does not have at least one eligible person in the benefit group, deny the application. TANF The benefit group also consists of individuals from the need group who meet all non-financial eligibility requirements, except: • Individuals serving a disqualification penalty • Individuals disqualified for an intentional program violation • Individuals who have exceeded the 60-month time limit and do not meet any of the time limit exemptions or any hardship extensions • A fleeing felon • Individuals violating a condition of state or federal parole, probation or post-prison supervision • Individuals who do not meet citizen/non-citizen status, and/or • Individuals who chose not to receive benefits. No-adult cases When there is no adult in the benefit group, benefits are based on the adjusted number in the household group compared to the number in the benefit group. In no-adult TANF cases, the adjusted number in the household is determined by taking the total number of individuals in the household, minus the following individuals (unless they are included in the benefit group): • Unborn child • Children who receive foster care payments for more than 30 days • Children receiving Adoption Assistance • Landlords and tenants • Live-in attendants who live with the filing group solely to provide necessary paid medical or paid housekeeping services • Individuals receiving long-term care or waivered home and community-based care. To ensure no-adult cases are issued the correct benefit utilizing the No-Adult Standard (NAS) all individuals who live in the home must be added to the case. This means that everyone who is a part of the household group (except those listed above), even if unrelated must be added to the case. Follow the instructions in the unrelated roommate screening tool. ERDC For ERDC, the filing and benefit groups are the same. The number of members in this group determines which number to use in the copay calculation. When the benefit group includes children who are not eligible for child care, they are still counted. This could include: • Children ages 13 through 17 who do not have special needs, and • Children who do not need child care. Adult siblings are not counted in the benefit group. This includes: