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9 eligibility may be determined based on the income of each primary caretaker individually if the primary caretakers are not married.

In determining eligibility of a family in which a child is residing with only one of his/her primary caretakers and an “unrelated adult”, income eligibility is based on the gross income of the primary caretaker only and the unrelated adult is not considered to be a member of the household.

II B 2 a Exceptions to Income Eligibility Requirements

Income eligibility is waived and assistance provided at 100% of the State established subsidy rates regardless of income for the following families:

1. Families receiving financial assistance in DCF/Economic Services Division’s Reach Up, Reach First or the Postsecondary Education programs with an established service need who are using a regulated child care provider and do not receive child care assistance from other sources. Child care services are limited to those children in the financial assistance group as determined by DCF’s Economic Services Division. 2. Families whose “Service Need” is Protective Services Child Care. Assistance for Protective Services is limited to the days and hours per week in the Family Services case plan as authorized by the social worker and the district director. These families may be required to share some costs of the child care consistent with a Family Services case plan. 3. Families with an established service need for Family Support Child Care. These families may be required to share some cost of their child care consistent with their family support plan. 4. Foster families whose service need is based on the special need(s) of a foster child or service need of the foster parent(s), are eligible for a subsidy for the care of a foster child at 100% of the state established rate, regardless of the foster parent(s)’ income. 5. Primary caretakers whose service need is based on the special need(s) of a child for whom they receive an adoption subsidy. The adopting parent(s) is eligible for child care financial assistance for the adoptive child’s care at 100% of the state established rate, regardless of income. 6. Primary caretakers (of an adopted child) whose service need is based on their own special need(s). The adopting parent(s) is eligible for a subsidy for the adoptive child’s care at 100% of the state established rate, regardless of income.

III Authorization

III A Initial Authorization

Assistance will begin on the first day the completed application is received if a “Service Need” is established, the “Income Eligibility Requirement” is met and the family is determined eligible.