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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual Child Care |
Revised: |
33.4 |
CHILD CARE DISREGARD |
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Families First participants who are employed or in
a paid work activity and need assistance with child care have two
options. They may choose: ·
Child care
paid by DHS directly to the provider. ·
A child care
deduction used in the Families First budget for the cost of care. The DHS caseworker will explain these options to the participant and
determine which method of meeting child care expenses is to the participant’s
advantage. The maximum child care
disregard per child is: ·
$200.00 per
month for children under two years of age. ·
$175.00 per
month for children two years of age and older. The disregard cannot be given in the same month that a direct child
care payment is paid by DHS. If the
caretaker has received a disregard, payment for child care will begin the
month following the removal of the disregard. |
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