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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual Family Cap |
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36.1 |
POLICY STATEMENT |
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A Family
Cap prohibits an increase in the cash payments when a newborn is added to
the assistance unit. It is applied
when: ·
The AU has
applied for Families First and the birth occurs more than ten (10) calendar
months after the application
month. ·
The AU has
applied, has stopped receiving assistance, has subsequently reapplied, been
determined eligible and the birth occurs more than ten (10) calendar months after the reapplication month. Exception: The
Family Cap may also be applied to a child born after or during a
period of ineligibility but within 10 months of the
reapplication. The criteria for
application of this policy are discussed later in this chapter. When the Family Cap is applied to a newborn, the AU’s cash payment
will not exceed the maximum assistance payment for the AU without the new
child. For example, if the AU consists
of a mother, her son and a Family Cap child, the cash payment will not exceed
the maximum payment amount for a two-person AU. The Family Cap will not affect other
increases in benefits, as long as the increase does not exceed the maximum
assistance payment for the AU without the newborn. ·
Though the
Families First payment will not be increased, a Family Cap child is a member
of the assistance unit in all other aspects.
Therefore, the Family Cap child: -
Will be
included in determining the GIS and the CNS amounts for the AU. -
Is subject
to child support, enumeration, immunizations, school attendance, and all
other eligibility requirements. ·
Child care
is provided for the Family Cap child if necessary for the participant to meet
her work requirement. ·
The Family
Cap policy applies to children born to a woman who: -
Is a member
of the assistance unit. -
Would have
been a mandatory AU member except for technical ineligibility, such as a SSI
recipient or illegal alien. -
Conceived during receipt of assistance. ·
Family Cap
policy applies to both single parent and two-adult assistance units. ·
Family Cap
still applies when the non-Family Cap children leave the home or age-out
leaving only the Family Cap child and the EA caretaker. The maximum grant would be the amount for
the caretaker only. ·
Family Cap
still applies when the parent is a NA caretaker, such as a SSI recipient, and
the non-Family cap children leave the home or age out leaving only the Family
Cap child and the caretaker. The
Families First grant would be $0, but the case would remain open. |
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