FAMILY INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM

AS OF: 07/21/2008 04:05

0800                 PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION.. 8

0800.05             LEGAL PROVISIONS. 8

0800.10             PURPOSE. 8

0800.15             SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES. 8

0802                 THE APPLICATION PROCESS. 9

0802.05             SCREENING AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES. 9

0802.05.05          Screening. 10

0802.05.10          Data Entry Requirements During Screening. 14

0802.05.15          Application for Assistance. 14

0802.10             COMPLETION OF THE APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE. 15

0802.15             INTAKE INTERVIEW... 15

0802.15.05          Forms Needed at Intake Interview.. 17

0802.15.10          Review of the DHS-2. 17

0802.20             COMPLETING INITIAL ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION.. 18

0802.30             DECISION ON APPLICATION.. 19

0802.30.05          Notification of (In)Eligibility. 19

0802.35             REFERRAL TO DCYF. 19

0804                 STANDARD FILING UNIT. 20

0804.05             PERSONS INCLUDED IN FILING UNIT. 20

0804.05.05          Income and Resources. 20

0804.10             PERSONS EXCLUDED FROM FILING UNIT. 21

0804.15             OPTIONAL INCLUSION IN FILING UNIT. 22

0804.20             INELIGIBILITY OF INCOMPLETE FILING UNIT. 22

0804.25             PARENT IN HOME WHO IS NOT PROVIDING CARE. 23

0804.30             CASE EXAMPLES OF FILING UNIT. 24

0806                 NON-FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS. 25

0806.05             NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FACTORS. 25

0806.10             ELIGIBILITY FACTOR OF AGE. 26

0806.10.05          Verification of Age. 27

0806.10.10          School or Training of Children 18-19. 27

0806.10.15          Verification of Attendance. 27

0806.15             ELIGIBILITY FACTOR OF RELATIONSHIP. 28

0806.15.05          Verification of Relationship. 28

0806.15.10          Unwed Father as Applicant 29

0806.15.10.05       Relative of an Unwed Father as Applicant 30

0806.15.15          Verification by Means of an Affidavit 31

0806.20             ESTABLISHMENT OF HOME. 32

0806.20.05          Temporary Absence from Home. 32

0806.20.10          Separation as Bar to Eligibility. 33

0806.25             RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF HOME. 33

0806.25.05          Temporary Arrangement in Emergencies. 33

0806.30             CITIZENSHIP. 34

0806.35             RESIDENCY.. 34

0806.40             SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO ELIGIBILITY.. 34

0806.40.05          Parent with Child Receiving SSI 34

0806.40.10          Eligibility of a Pregnant Woman. 35

0806.40.15          Minor Parents. 35

0806.40.20          Domestic Violence Situations. 36

0806.40.20.05       Definition of Domestic Violence. 36

0806.40.25          One-Time Alternative Cash Assistance. 36

0806.45             ENUMERATION.. 37

0806.45.05          Inability to Furnish SSN.. 37

0806.50             TIME LIMITS. 37

0806.50.03          Counting Cash Assistance from Other States. 38

0806.50.05          Exceptions to Time Limits. 39

0806.50.07          Exemption from Time Limit Criteria. 39

0806.50.10          Hardship Extension Criteria. 39

0806.50.10.05       Hardship Extensions and Procedures. 40

0806.50.10.10       Reapplication Due to Hardship. 43

0808                 COOPERATION REQUIREMENTS. 44

0808.05             ASSIGNMENT OF SUPPORT RIGHTS. 44

0808.05.05          Referral to Child Support Enforcement 44

0808.05.10          Cooperation in Obtaining Support 45

0808.05.15          Good Cause for Refusing to Cooperate. 45

0808.05.15.05       When Cooperation Not in Best Interest 46

0808.05.15.10       Corroborative Evidence of Good Cause. 47