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Financial Unit: The household unit whose income is countable for the child being evaluated for CCA. Based on the category of CCA the countable household member and therefore the countable income of those members may vary. A financial unit is defined for each child in need of CCA.

FPL: Federal Poverty Level.

G:

General Child: This person is a household member on the case who is either: • Child of the Primary Applicant and/or Primary Partner • Child with a valid non-relative relationship type with the Primary Applicant and/or Primary Partner AND the child’s parents are both not household members on the case. This child is also NOT a Protective Custody Child.

Gross Income: The amount of income before any deductions.

H:

Household: the parent or guardian, the child for whom child care services are being requested or provided, and other individuals under age 18 for whom the parent or guardian is the adult exercising parental control and who are residing in the home; when a child is placed with a guardian, through protective service, such as foster care, the child and the guardian(s) will be the household. , A household does not include a roomer, a boarder, or an individual over age 18 who is not the child’s parent or legal guardian or is not the adult exercising parental control of the child. 18-year-old children of the parent or guardian may be included in the household if they are currently enrolled in high school.

I:

Incomplete Application: an application missing required forms of documentation necessary for eligibility determination.

Informal Provider: an individual who is a friend of the family requesting Child Care Assistance who does not live with the recipient, is at least 18 years of age, and provides care only for that recipient’s child in the provider’s own home.

In-home Provider: an informal provider who provides child care services in the child’s home.

Intelligent Evidence Gathering Script (IEG): This is the application form used to input an application. It asks a set of questions that are generated dynamically based on prior answers. This exists in both the caseworker and customer portals in BEES.

Intentional Program Violation (IPV): an intentional false or misleading statement, misrepresentation, concealment, or withholding of facts or setting forth a falsity for the purpose of establishing or maintaining eligibility for child care or for increasing or preventing a reduction in the amount of child care or aiding and abetting a recipient household or provider in committing one of the acts listed in this definition.

IRR: Informal, In-Home, or Relative Provider

L: