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Sec 4.1 Categorically Eligible Households: Criteria for expanded categorically eligibility has changed to households whose gross income falls at or below 130% of the federal poverty level (FPL) or 200% of the FPL if all adult household members are elderly or disabled.
Sec 4.2 Households Prohibited from being Categorically Eligible: Exception has been added to state that even these households will have their resources excluded even though their income will still be deemed.
Sec 4.4 Determining Categorically Eligible Households: A paragraph has been added to explain how categorical eligibility is conferred.
Sec 4.5 Applicant Family Independence (TANF) Households: The requirement that the DSS Brochure 24126 be given to applicant households has been removed.
These changes are effective 7/1/09:
Sec 2.3 Ineligible Household Members: Contact information used to confirm fleeing felon status was added.
Sec 5.1(1) Verification Prior to Certification – Identity: The term “head of household” was changed to “primary informant”.
Sec 5.1(2) Verification Prior to Certification – Residency: The last sentence was deleted as it is unnecessary.
Sec 5.1(5) Verification Prior to Certification – Disability: Use of SDX and BENDEX was added to verification chart. Also last three paragraphs were removed as they were misplaced.
Sec 5.1(6) Verification Prior to Certification – Alien Eligibility: A large section was removed as it is repeated in Chapter 7. Also a misleading paragraph was removed.
Sec 5.1(8) Verification Prior to Certification – Shelter/Utility Expenses: A list was added to explain shelter expenses.
Sec 5.2 was moved to Sec 5.1(11)
Sec 5.3: was renumbered.
Sec 5.2(1) Sources of Verification – Documentary evidence: First paragraph removed as it is repetitious. Last sentence removed as it is misleading.
Sec 5.3 Discrepancies in Verification: Last paragraph removed as it is repetitious.