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Part 4: Financial Eligibilitiy

59. What is financial eligibility?
60. What is income?
61. What income is not counted?
62. What income is counted?
63. Does TAFDC count assets?
64. What if you are expecting money from an accident or illness?
65. What happens if your child's father (or mother) pays child support?
66. Does DTA ever count money as income even if you do not get it?
67. How does DTA count income of a stepparent or ineligible noncitizen parent?
68. How is grandparent income counted towards the baby of a teen parent?
69. What if a stepparent, parent or grandparent refuses to give income information?
70. Does DTA count in-kind income?
71. Do gifts count as income?
72. How do you figure monthly income?
73. How much income can you have and still qualify for TAFDC?
74. What is the 6-month 100% earned income disregard?
75. How much will you get each month?
76. What is lump sum income and why is it a problem?
77. Can you exclude any money from the lump sum rule?
78. What happens if you run out of money before the lump sum time is up?

‹ 58. What if you have a good reason for not meeting Work Program rules? up 59. What is financial eligibility? ›

2021 TAFDC Advocacy Guide

Introduction to TAFDC Guide
Part 1: General Eligibility Rules
Part 2: Assistance Units
Part 3: Time Limit and Work Program Rules and Exemptions
Part 4: Financial Eligibilitiy
Part 5: Benefits and Services
Part 6: Applications and Proofs
Part 7: Proving Continuing Eligibility
Part 8: Appeal Rights
Part 9: Overpayments and Fraud
Appendicies

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