Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 921 - CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES - DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES - FAMILY SUPPORT
Chapter 2 - K-TAP, Kentucky Works, Welfare to Work, State Supplementation
Section 921 KAR 2:016 - Standards for need and amount for the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (K-TAP)
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 205.200, 205.210, 205.2001, 205.211, 45 C.F.R. Parts 260-265, 400.66(d), 8 U.S.C. 1183a, 10 U.S.C. 1059, 20 U.S.C. 1088(b)(1), 2302(3), (13), 25 U.S.C. 1401, 5501, 26 U.S.C. 6409, 29 U.S.C. 723(a)(5), 3241(a)(2), 34 U.S.C. 20102(c), 38 U.S.C. 1833, 42 U.S.C. 415(i), 1395w-141, 1381-1384, 1771, 1775, 3001, 4950-5084, 8621, Pub. L. 92-254
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 194A.050(1) requires the secretary to promulgate all administrative regulations authorized by applicable state laws necessary to operate the programs and fulfill the responsibilities vested in the cabinet or to qualify for the receipt of federal funds and necessary to cooperate with other state and federal agencies for the proper administration of the cabinet and its programs. KRS 205.200(2) requires the cabinet to prescribe, by administrative regulation, the conditions of eligibility for public assistance, in conformity with the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 601 to 619 and federal regulations. KRS 205.200(2) and 205.210(1) require that the secretary establish the standards of need and amount of assistance for the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP), the block grant program funded by 42 U.S.C. 601 to 619. This administrative regulation establishes the standards of need for and the amount of a Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program payment.
Section 1. Definitions.
Section 2. Technical Eligibility.
Section 3. Resource Limitations.
Section 4. Income Limitations. In determining eligibility for KTAP, the following shall apply:
Section 5. Excluded Income and Deductions.
Section 6. Child Care Expense. With the exception of those circumstances pursuant to Section 5(3)(b) of this administrative regulation, a child care expense incurred as a result of employment shall be paid pursuant to 922 KAR 2:160.
Section 7. Income and Resources of an Individual Not Included in the Benefit Group.
Section 8. Immigrant Sponsor Income and Resources.
Section 9. Payment Maximum.
Number of Eligible Persons |
Payment Maximum |
Standard of Need |
1 person |
$372 |
$481 |
2 persons |
$450 |
$552 |
3 persons |
$524 |
$631 |
4 persons |
$656 |
$710 |
5 persons |
$766 |
$790 |
6 persons |
$864 |
$869 |
7 or more persons |
$964 |
$948 |
Number of Eligible Persons |
Maximum Gross Income Limits |
1 Person |
$890 |
2 Persons |
$1,021 |
3 Persons |
$1,169 |
4 Persons |
$1,315 |
5 Persons |
$1,462 |
6 Persons |
$1,608 |
7 or more Persons |
$1,754 |
Section 10. Best Estimate.
Section 11. KTAP Recoupment. The following provisions shall apply for recoupment of a KTAP overpayment.
Section 12. Avoiding an Overpayment.
Section 13. Refund. A recipient shall be due a refund in the following situations:
Section 14. Correction of Underpayments. The following provisions shall apply to a KTAP payment:
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 194A.050(1), 205.200(2), 205.210(1), 42 U.S.C. 601-619