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72 Income that is included as part of the applicant/recipient’s annual wages/salary, such as holiday pay, sick leave, or annual leave would not be disregarded. The Child Care Worker must document why any type of income was excluded from the calculation for determining income eligibility and the family’s copayment amount.

K. Asset/Resource Limit

The applicant/recipient must certify that their family assets/resources do not exceed $1 million in value. This requirement can be met solely through self-certification on the Child Care Subsidy Service Application and Redetermination form. Assets/resources may include, but are not limited to: money in accounts, stocks or bonds, lump sum payments, cash on hand, or funds in a trust.

The Child Care Worker must accept the applicant/recipient’s declaration and must not require verification or documentation of the family’s assets/resources. The Child Care Worker will document the applicant/recipient’s certification on the resources screen in VaCMS.

L. Verifications for Recipients of Medicaid and WIC

Legislation passed in 2024 (House Bill 407) deems recipients of Medicaid (MA) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) income-eligible for the Child Care Subsidy Program without further verification of income. Families must meet all non-financial eligibility requirements. Eligibility for these families will be determined using the appropriate program category and authorized with the appropriate budget line based on the program category. While further verification is not required, income must be documented and assessed for two reasons: • To ensure the family’s income does not exceed the federally established maximum of 85% SMI; and • To appropriately assign per-child and family copayments. Families receiving MA or WIC will have their income assessed at 250% Federal Poverty Guideline (FPG) across all program categories. Income will be assessed at 85% SMI for: • Families with a child 0–5 not yet enrolled in kindergarten, andAll families at redetermination.

Eligibility and Approval

Eligibility should be documented for families in the following ways: • For MA families: o Conduct a SPIDER/VaCMS search to verify someone in the CCSP family unit is receiving MA. • For WIC families: o Direct contact with a WIC worker o Completion of the WIC Verification Form by a WIC representative o Submission of an approval letter from the WIC office