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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual Child Care |
Revised: |
33.6 |
TRANSITIONAL CHILD CARE (TCC) |
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An Assistance Unit (AU) is eligible
for TCC for 18 months beginning with the month after the Families First AU
becomes ineligible. This applies to
all case closures, except: ·
Cases closed
for non-cooperation with Child Support. ·
Cases closed
due to the AU moving out of state. ·
Cases closed
that have no eligible adult. ·
Cases closed
that have no minor parent (EC) who has signed a PRP in the AU. ·
Cases
approved for interim benefits and later found to have been ineligible for
Families First. The caretaker is required to contribute to the cost of care by paying
a weekly co-payment fee based on the family’s income and number in the
household. The child care income
guidelines used to determine if a participant qualifies for TCC are based on
60% of the State Median Income. Eligibility for Transitional Child Care (TCC) ends when: ·
The
caretaker fails to pay required parent co-pay fees or to make acceptable
payment arrangements. ·
The only
child in the assistance unit leaves the home. ·
The
caretaker fails to cooperate with child support requirements as determined by
DHS. ·
The 18-month
TCC eligibility period ends. To qualify for TCC assistance, the AU’s caretaker must: ·
Have an
eligible child. ·
Meet the 60%
of the State Median Income guidelines. ·
Cooperate
with child support requirements. ·
Meet a
30-hour per week work requirement with employment and/or
education/training. -
Individuals
who are employed but earning less than minimum wage will have their hours
determined by dividing their gross income by the current minimum wage. -
Individuals
who are self-employed will have their hours determined by dividing their net
self-employment monthly income (gross minus allowable expenses) by the
minimum wage. -
Individuals
who are attending a post-secondary institution are not required to be
full-time students for their education hours to be considered. -
Post-secondary
credit hours can make up any of the required 30 hours. Study hours are included. -
Paid and
unpaid work-study hours are countable. -
Mandatory
laboratory hours are countable. -
Tutoring
hours received or provided by the participant are countable. Teen parents who are in high school and are maintaining satisfactory
grades and attendance have no additional requirements. The At-Risk and At-Risk Child Only programs have the same
qualification requirements as TCC. The child care specialist will determine whether the employment and
activity hourly requirements are being met by the participant. |
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