104.43 Eligibility Criteria

To receive TANF, the applicant must meet the appropriate eligibility conditions. The CAO must determine eligibility based on the following:

Category (see Chapter 105 )

Agreement of mutual responsibility (see Chapter 107 )

Budget groups (see Chapter 110 )

Strikers (see Chapter 113 )

Students (see Chapter 114 )

Identity (see Chapter 120 )

Citizen/noncitizen (see Chapter 122 )

Residence (see Chapter 123 )

Specified relatives (TANF only) (see Chapter 127 )

Deprivation (TANF only) (see Chapter 129 )

Support (see Chapter 131 )

Employment and training requirements (see Chapter 135 )

Resources (see Chapter 140 )

Income (see Chapters 150 , 152 , 155 , 157 , 160 )

Reporting changes (see Chapter 170 )

Semiannual reporting (see Chapter 171 )

Reimbursement (see Supplemental Handbook, Chapter 915 )

Enumeration (see Supplemental Handbook, Chapter 950 )

Job Search Requirements (see Section 104.3 )

Criminal status (see Section 104.48 )

Conviction for welfare fraud (see Supplemental Handbook, Chapter 910 )

Conviction for felony related to illegal possession, use, or distribution of a drug (TANF only) (see Section 104.482 )

NOTE: Unless the person has good cause, eligibility is related to participation in or compliance with a drug treatment program if treatment is necessary, available, and appropriate.

Conviction for residency misrepresentation (see Supplemental Handbook, Chapter 910 )