| Criterion,
ESS Manual Reference, County Letter Reference (where applicable) |
TANF Policy |
| Budgeting
ESS Chapter 1420 CL 98-4 |
Prospective budgeting is used. |
| Earned Income Deductions
TANF: ESS Chapter 1407 |
Deduct $90 per AU member.
Deduct $30 + 1/3 for 4 consecutive months; then $30 only for 8 more months. Child care not to exceed maximums (see
below)
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| Child Care Deductions
TANF: ESS Chapter 1407 |
Actual amount paid up to maximums:
$200 per month for each person under age 2 $175 per month for each person age 2 and older Must be employed to receive the deduction |
| Earnings of a Child
TANF: ESS Chapter 1210, CL 97-16 LIM: CL 98-4 FS: ESS Chapter 1210, CL 96-15 |
Exclude the earnings of students who are not acting as caretaker. |
| Supplementary Security Income
(SSI)
ESS Chapter 1210 |
Exclude people who receive SSI from the AU. Also exclude their income and resources. |
| Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
ESS Chapter 1206 |
Exclude |
| Educational Income
TANF: ESS Chapter 2010 FS: ESS Chapter 636 |
Exclude all money intended for educational purposes. |
| Foster Care Income
ESS Chapter 1210 |
Exclude all foster care payments. |
| Claims
TANF: ESS Chapter 2000 FS: ESS Chapter 2005 |
AU must pay, regardless of who produced
the error.
Formula requires that recipient retains 95% of family maximum for non-IPV and 90% of family maximum for IPV. |
| Resource Limit
ESS Chapter 1205 |
$1000 per AU for all AUs |
| Vehicles
TANF: ESS Chapter 1207, CL 96-10 FS: ESS Chapter 1207, CL 96-13 |
Exempt if used
- as a home - to produce income One vehicle used to seek, accept, or continue employment or to attend school or training in preparation for employment -- deduct $4650 from the equity value OR One vehicle used for general transportation -- deduct $1500 from the equity value All other vehicles -- count equity value
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