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TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) GUIDANCE MANUAL
Chapter 200 - Categorical Eligibility Requirements Eligibility Factors 201.1 Categorical Requirements 201.1 A. Conditions of Eligibility 201.1 B. Caretaker's Eligibility 201.1 C. Immunizations 201.1 D. Drug Felons (Repealed effective July 1, 2020) 201.1 E. Fleeing Felons 201.1 F. Sixty (60) Month Limit on Receipt of TANF 201.1 G. Eligibility Beyond the Sixty (60) Month Limit 201.1 H. Age 201.2 School Attendance 201.3 Deprivation of Parental Support or Care (Obsolete) 201.4 Living Arrangements 201.5 Relatives 201.5 A. Living in a Home 201.5 B. Living with a Relative for Part of Each Month 201.5 C. Minor Parent Residency Requirement 201.5 D. Residence 201.6 Citizenship and Alienage 201.7 Citizenship/Alienage Status 201.7 A. Sponsored Aliens 201.7 B. Declaration of Citizenship or Alien Status 201.7.C. Verification of Citizenship or Alien Status; Legal Presence 201.7 D. Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program 201.7 E. Social Security Account Number (SSN) 201.8 Obtaining a Social Security Number 201.8 A. Assistance to Newborns 201.8 B Failure to Comply 201.8 C. Determining Good Cause 201.8 D. SSN Verification and Documentation 201.8 E. Ending Ineligibility 201.8 F. Assignment of Rights 201.9 Cooperation in Obtaining Support 201.10 Cooperation Defined 201.10 A. Action To Be Taken Upon Determination of Noncooperation 201.10 B. Penalties for Noncooperation 201.10 C. Claim of Good Cause for Not Cooperating with the Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE) 201.10 D. Advising the Client of the Right to Claim Good Cause 201.10 E. Acceptable Evidence to Substantiate Good Cause Claim 201.10 F. Determination of the Good Cause Claim 201.10 G. Advising the Client of the Determination 201.10 H. Time Frame 201.10 I. Referral to Support Enforcement 201.10 J. Fair Hearing 201.10 K. Periodic Review 201.10 L.
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