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701.3 ASSISTANCE UNIT TANF-UP

A. The standard filing unit is required to include two able-bodied natural or adoptive parents, with at least one child in common and all minor siblings of that child(ren) who meet the categorical requirements listed in Section 201.1.A.

A putative father cannot be included in the TANF-UP assistance unit unless paternity has been established.

If one or both parent(s) meet the exemption criteria at 901.2. C. or D. or if one of the parents is a putative father for whom paternity has not been established, the case is a TANF case, not a TANF- UP case.

Note: If the only child in common is ineligible based on the family cap provision at 201.12, the family may be eligible for TANF-UP as long as there are other eligible children in the assistance unit.

B. If, after receipt of TANF-UP benefits, one parent leaves the home and another parent enters the home who has a child in common with the custodial parent and who qualifies for TANF-UP, a new assistance unit is established.

701.4 FINANCIAL CRITERIA

A. All countable earned and unearned income of the assistance unit will be considered in determining financial need.

B. The case is to be closed if the income of the assistance unit causes ineligibility.

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