Policy Effective: December 1, 2012
Parents and specified relative caregivers who are required to participate in an employment plan are not eligible for temporary absence if the absence is not for the purpose of employment, training, or schooling.
An employment counselor may excuse a short absence from the home for purposes of, illness, hospitalization, etc.
Excused absences do not affect the amount of the financial assistance.
A household member who is not required to participate in an employment plan and who is expected to be temporarily absent from the home for not more than 180 consecutive days may still be considered part of the filing unit.
If a parent or specified relative is the only adult in the household and reports a temporary absence that does not include the minor dependent(s) on the case, the minor dependent(s) must be left under the supervision of another adult or the financial case will be closed.
If the child is left in the care of a parent the financial case will be closed.
A Native American child, or a child who is deaf and blind, who is temporarily absent due to boarding school may still be considered part of the financial assistance unit even if the temporary absence is expected to last more than 180 days.