Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 798.3 - CHILD CARE PAYMENTS
Subchapter 2 - TRANSITIONAL CHILD CARE PAYMENTS
Section 17-798.3-36 - Eligibility requirements

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-798.3-36

Current through August, 2024

(a) The department may provide transitional child care payments for a period of up to twelve consecutive months to a family unit that ceases to be eligible for TANF as a result of:

(1) Increased hours of employment or increased income from employment;

(2) New or increased income from child support; or

(3) The caretaker voluntarily requesting TANF closure because the caretaker is currently employed.

(b) The family unit shall have received TANF benefits in the month immediately preceding the first month of ineligibility or termination.

(c) The family unit shall meet all the conditions specified in sections 17-798.3-9, 17-798.3-10, 17-798.3-11, 17-798.3-13, 17-798.3-14, 17-798.3-15 and 17-798.3-16.

(d) Eligibility for transitional child care payments shall begin from the date TANF eligibility ends or when the family unit applies for transitional child care payments, whichever is later.

(e) A family unit shall apply for transitional child care payments within twelve months of ending TANF for the reasons stated in subsection (a):

(1) A family unit that applies for transitional child care payments prior to TANF eligibility ending may do so by request to the department without further application; and

(2) A family unit that applies for transitional child care payments after TANF eligibility ends shall submit a form prescribed by the department pursuant to section 17-798.3-6.

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