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Department
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Certificate Program Online Policy Manual Transitional Child Care (TCC) |
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4.1 |
TCC
ELIGIBILITY
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The FF caseworker determines
parent/caretaker’s eligibility for TCC. Start Date TCC eligibility begins the first day of the month after the Families
First cash assistance ends. Balance of TCC Period TCC assistance may not be needed at the time the FF cash case
closes. If it is needed later in the
18-month period, the TCC assistance will begin when the need starts and may
be provided for the remainder of the original 18-month period. New 18-Month Periods A Families First cash assistance group is eligible to start a new
18-month period of TCC each time the FF cash assistance group closes. For example, a participant has used six
months of her TCC. She reapplies for
Families First and is approved. At a
later date, the FF cash assistance is closed again. The participant is eligible to start a new
18-month period of TCC. Exceptions to TCC Eligibility TCC eligibility will not be granted upon leaving FF cash assistance
when the assistance group is closed for a failure to cooperate with child
support enforcement. If a parent fails
to cooperate with child support during a period of TCC eligibility, the
client is ineligible for continued child care assistance. Once sanctioned during a TCC period, TCC
eligibility can only be restored by returning to Families First cash
assistance, even though the parent may again be cooperating. |
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