Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A TANF family
shall be eligible for TCC benefits if all of the following conditions are met:
1. The family shall have ceased to be
eligible for cash assistance as a result of earnings due to employment, which
resulted in the loss of TANF cash assistance;
2. The family that has ceased to be eligible
for cash assistance as a result of a combined income of child support and
earnings from employment shall be eligible for TCC benefits based solely on the
earnings due to employment;
3. The
family shall have received cash assistance in the last month preceding the
first month of ineligibility;
4.
The family requests TCC benefits and provides the information necessary for
determining eligibility and co-payment, including verification of effective
dates and amounts of earnings;
5.
The participant signs an agreement covering the benefit period during which the
child care is to be provided;
6.
The participant remains eligible in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90-2 and
3;
7. The family pays the required
co-payment in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:15-10; and
8. The family shall report changes in
employment status and income to the CCRR.
(b) The period of eligibility for TCC
benefits shall be subject to the following:
1.
Eligibility for TCC begins with the first month for which the family is
ineligible for TANF cash benefits due to the reason set forth in (a)1 and 2
above;
2. Families shall begin to
receive TCC assistance in any month of the 24-month eligibility
period;
3. The period of
eligibility may continue for a period of up to 24 consecutive months beginning
the first month the family is ineligible for TANF;
4. The family that applies in any month after
the first month of eligibility for TCC benefits loses those months for
extension purposes; and
5.
Continued eligibility shall be re-determined after 12 months from the initial
eligibility.
(c) A
family shall be ineligible for TCC assistance if the participant does any of
the following:
1. Terminates
employment;
2. Fails to cooperate
with the CCRR in establishing child care payments; or
3. Fails to pay the required
co-payment.
(d)
Re-determination of eligibility for TCC benefits shall occur after 12 months of
eligibility for TCC benefits. The family shall be required to submit
verification of evidence that they continue to meet eligibility requirements
and shall comply with all program requirements. The family shall be eligible
for extended benefits if:
1. The participant
remains employed;
2. The
participant signs an agreement covering any remaining period of eligibility
during which TCC benefits may be provided;
3. The participant agrees to comply with all
co-payment requirements; and
4. The
family continues to have an age eligible child or a special needs
child.
(e) A participant
shall reestablish eligibility for TCC benefits under the following
circumstances.
1. If the participant loses a
job and then secures another job, the family can qualify for TCC benefits for
the remaining portion of the eligibility period.
2. A family that reestablished eligibility
for TANF cash assistance benefits for one month or more shall become eligible
for another full period of extended TCC if the TANF case is closed for earnings
due to employment.
