Work First 112 – Kinship and Living With Requirements

VI. TEMPORARY ABSENCE REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND PENALTY FOR LATE REPORTING

The parent of a minor child must report the absence of the child within 5 calendar days of knowing the child will be absent from the home longer than 90 days. Failure to do so results in the parent becoming ineligible for cash assistance for three months.

A. Reduce the family’s need standard by one (or by two in a two-parent family) if the parent fails to report within 5 calendar days of knowing that the child’s absence will exceed 90 days. Do not delete the individual(s) from the case. Recoup any overpayment.

EXAMPLE: A family consists of a parent and three children. The parent failed to report a child was absent from the home longer than 90 days. Delete the absent child from the payment, leaving the parent and two children. Use the need standard for a family of two (excluding the parent’s needs) to determine the family’s benefits. Exclude the parent’s needs for three months.

B. Terminate the case if the only child on the grant will be absent longer than 90 days without good cause. The parent is ineligible. Recoup any overpayment.