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201.1 – 201.2 TANF Manual 10/23 Page3e

The TANF case is to be closed as soon as administratively possible upon verifying that the caretaker is no longer totally disabled or is no longer needed to care for a disabled family member living in the household.

When the disabled caretaker is eligible to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), additional verification of the disability will not be required.

When the disabled family member who requires a caregiver is eligible to receive SSI or SSDI, additional verification of the need for a caregiver for the disabled family member will be required annually. In addition, when the medical professional has indicated a specific duration that the caregiver will be needed, the eligibility worker will request verification of the need for the caregiver at the end of the anticipated duration as noted on the Statement of Required Presence of Caregiver form. If the individual subsequently becomes ineligible to receive SSI or SSDI and is no longer disabled, the TANF case is to be closed as soon as administratively possible.

201.2 AGE - The month, day, and year of the child's birth must be established, and evidence thereof entered in the eligibility case record, except that, pending the securing of such evidence, assistance must not be denied an other-wise eligible child who is obviously under 12.

The following documents may be used to verify age:

• Birth certificate • Notification of birth • Hospital record • Physician or midwife record • Baptismal record • School record • Birth form VS95 from the State Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics • Virginia Children’s ID Card or Virginia Identification Card • Virginia Driver’s License or Virginia Learner’s Permit • Passport or United States Passport Card • A valid SOLQ response from SSA • Newborn Summary in the VaCMS for newborns added by Baby BOT

If the day and month cannot be established, July 1 is assumed to be the birth date.

Continuing Eligibility* - The child is eligible until he reaches the age of 18. He is eligible for the month in which his 18th birthday falls if he has not attained the specified age on the first day of that month.

An 18-year-old child may be eligible if he is enrolled and attending a secondary school or vocational/technical school of secondary equivalency and is meeting the enrollment and attendance requirements as determined by the local school board. Verify with the school that the child is enrolled and the date he is expected to complete the program. The program is considered completed on the last day of final exams or, if exams are not required, the last day of scheduled classes. As long as all other eligibility criteria are met, the child will be eligible for assistance until the month in which completion of the school program occurs, or until the last day of the month in which his 19th birthday occurs, whichever comes first. In the case his 19th birthday is on the first of the month, assistance will end on the last day of the prior month. The case record must be well documented in this area.

A child 18 years old is not eligible if he is in college or enrolled and attending a secondary school or vocational/technical school of secondary equivalency and not meeting the enrollment and attendance requirements as determined by the local school board, or not in school at all.

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