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Child Care Subsidy Policy October 1, 2024 42 CHAPTER 5: FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES 5.0. Overview To determine the financial eligibility of applicants for or recipients of child care, it is necessary to determine: A. The size of the family. B. The amount and source of monthly gross income received by all members of the family and calculate the monthly gross income for the family. C. If the monthly gross income of the applicant’s family falls below the maximum allowable income by comparing the family’s monthly gross income to the amount listed in the chart contained in Appendix A as appropriate for the family size. Families whose income falls at or below the appropriate level are eligible. D. If the family’s assets exceed the asset cap of $1,000,000. All families, including foster parents Kinship/Relatives, and TANF Caretaker Relatives, who own assets in excess of $1,000,000 will not be eligible for child care assistance. Assets include checking and savings accounts, retirement accounts, stocks, bonds and other financial instruments, trust funds, burial plots, vehicles, real estate and other property, personal collections, livestock, business equipment and property, and jewelry. E. The CCR&R case manager shall use the following general procedures and guidelines to calculate family size, verify monthly gross income, and determine types of income to count or exclude to establish eligibility for child care. See Appendix A for income eligibility guidelines. 5.1. Family Size. A family is defined as one or more adults and children, if any, related by blood or law and residing in the same household (See Chapter 1, Definitions Section), with the following exceptions and interpretations: 5.1.1. Adults Other than Spouses in the Household. Adults other than spouses are considered separate families even if related in some manner other than as spouses. (In PATH, these individuals are listed as non-participating adults.) 5.1.2. Multi-Generational Households Although three generations of a family may live in one household, they shall be considered as separate families, even if the person representing the middle generation is under 18 years of age, as long as the biological parent retains legal custody of the child. In cases where the parent retains legal custody, the grandparents will not be counted as members of the same family as the parent and child. (Grandparents are listed as Non-Participating Adults in PATH). In cases where the legal custody of the child rests with the grandparents, and the