127.5 Specified Relatives in Budget Groups without TANF Children
When there is no TANF child in the budget group , a person who qualifies as a specified relative may receive TANF benefits if at least one of the following apply:
The person is a specified relative of a child receiving SSI or in the Subsidized Permanent Legal Custodianship (SPLC) program who meets TANF age and deprivation requirements.
55 Pa. Code § 151.41
The person is a pregnant woman with no children, or with children who are not receiving TANF, and exempt from the minor parent requirements.
The pregnancy and the expected delivery date are verified by a physician, clinic, or other medical source.
55 Pa. Code § 151.43(f)
The fetus, if born, would be eligible for TANF.
The person is a specified relative of a child in a separate special budget with a program status code .
NOTE : The budget containing the specified relative without the EC is also eligible for TANF.
The person is a specified relative of the only dependent child who would be in the budget group, but the child is not eligible because of a RESET sanction.
55 Pa. Code § 165.61(b)
Reviewed October 23, 2024