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Subject: Families First Assistance Units

Policy 23.02 Date of Last Review: 03/11/2024 Effective Date: 04/01/2024 Date of Next Review: 03/11/2027 RDA: SW22 Page 6 of 7 Definitions/Acronyms Term Definition Assistance Unit A group of people applying for or receiving Families First benefits AU Assistance Unit Intentional Program Violation (IPV) A determination or adjudication by an administrative disqualification hearing or state or Federal court that an individual or group of individuals knowingly obtained benefits to which they were not entitled. Major Parent A biological or adoptive parent of a minor parent. Minor Parent A parent under the age of eighteen (18). Minor Parent Caretaker Biological parent who is under the age of eighteen (18) and is the head of their own AU. Specified Degree of Relationship/Specified Relative Any blood relative, i.e., father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, or first cousin once removed. This includes relationships to preceding generations, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents, great uncles/aunts, and great-great-great-grandparents. Spouse Either of a married pair in relation to the other. If a married couple presents themselves as married, they are to be considered married. SSI Supplemental Security Income TDHS Tennessee Department of Human Services True 50/50 Joint Custody Each parent has custody of the child for equal periods of time through the year and provides equal financial responsibility for that child. Supersedes Policy 23.01 Families First Assistance Units (AU) effective 05/01/2017 and Policy 23.03 Impact of a Drug Felony Conviction on Receipt of Families First effective 10/31/2016. Authority Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-3-104 Tenn. Comp R. & Regs. 1240-01-46 Application All TDHS Family Assistance Staff and Contractors