110.21 TANF Child

A budget group is eligible for TANF only if it includes an applicant or recipient child who qualifies as a TANF dependent child. The CAO must first determine whether there is a TANF dependent child when establishing a TANF budget group. The CAO will determine if the child meets the following TANF eligibility conditions:

55 Pa. Code § 171.21(b)(1)

55 Pa. Code § 171.21(a)(1)

Age (see Chapter 121 )

Living with a specified relative (see Chapter 127 )

55 Pa Code § 145.43(a)

Deprived of support or care (See Chapter 129 )

55 Pa. Code § 151.41

The CAO may establish a TANF budget group when there is no child getting TANF. These budget groups include someone who is:

Pregnant .

Living with a child who receives SSI or Title IV-E foster care .

55 Pa. Code § 171.21(a)(1)(ii)(B)

Living with a child who is in the Subsidized Permanent Legal Custodianship (SPLC) program and meets the defined conditions of a specified relative .

42 Pa. C.S. 6301–6365

A caretaker relative whose only dependent child in the budget group is ineligible due to a RESET sanction.

55 Pa. Code § 165.61(e)