Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.03.08 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES IN IDAHO (TAFI) PROGRAM
Section 16.03.08.370 - CAREER ENHANCEMENT ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

01. Application and Service Plan. Submit a completed application form for Career Enhancement Assistance, unless the household already receives services from the Food Stamp Medicaid, Idaho Child Care or Child Support Services programs; all eligible individuals complete a Career Enhancement service plan. (3-17-22)

02. Verification of Career Enhancement Eligibility. Have SSN verified. Other eligibility criteria are verified at the discretion of the Department. (3-17-22)

03. Eligible Individual. No failure to comply with a previous Career Enhancement Service Plan without good cause. Be a parent or a caretaker relative with a dependent child in the home, a pregnant woman; or a non-custodial parent legally responsible to provide support for a dependent child who does not reside in the same home. (3-17-22)

04. Need for Work-Related Services. Be in need for work-related services to maintain employment or participate in work programs; participate in meeting that need to the extent possible. This requires the individual to meet a portion of the need if possible, and to explore other resources available to meet the need. (3-17-22)

05. Income Limit. Meet the income limit for only the first month of the service to receive Career Enhancement Assistance; have household income below two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty guidelines, be eligible for Food Stamps, Medicaid or ICCP. For non-custodial parents, have household income below four hundred percent (400%) of the federal poverty guidelines, or be eligible for Food Stamps or Medicaid. (3-17-22)

06. Citizenship and Legal Non-Citizen. Be a citizen or meet the legal non-citizenship requirements of Section 131. (3-17-22)

07. SSN. Provide an SSN, or proof of application for an SSN. (3-17-22)

08. Residence. Live in the state of Idaho and not a resident of another state. (3-17-22)

09. No Duplication of Services. No Career Enhancement Assistance for a need already met by Emergency Assistance under IDAPA 16.06.01, "Family and Children's Services," or by a one-time TAFI cash payment. (3-17-22)

10. TANF Restrictions. The household cannot be receiving TANF or TAFI benefits or be serving a TAFI sanction and participants cannot receive Career Enhancement Assistance if they have received five (5) years of TANF benefits. The household must not be receiving TANF Extended Cash Assistance. The participant cannot receive Career Enhancement Assistance if they have received it within the past twelve (12) months. (3-17-22)

11. Controlled Substance Felons. Individuals convicted under federal or state law of any offense classified as a felony involving the possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance can receive Career Enhancement Assistance when they comply with the terms of a withheld judgment, probation or parole and if their felony occurred after August 22, 1996. (3-17-22)

12. Fleeing Felons. Felons who are fleeing to avoid prosecution, custody or confinement after conviction of a felony or an attempt to commit a felony cannot receive Career Enhancement Assistance. (3-17-22)

13. Probation or Parole Violation. Felons who are violating a condition of probation or parole imposed for a federal or state felony cannot receive Career Enhancement Assistance. (3-17-22)

14. Fraud. Individuals convicted in a federal or state court of fraudulently misrepresenting residence to get TANF, AABD, Food Stamps, Medicaid, or SSI, from two (2) or more states at the same time, cannot receive Career Enhancement Assistance for ten (10) years from the date of conviction. (3-17-22)