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AFDC Rules |
TANF Rules |
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Financial Requirements (Income/Resources): |
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Student Financial Assistance |
Portions counted (1) |
Excluded unless designated for basic living needs |
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Work Expense Deduction Earned Income Incentive |
$90/month – ongoing $30 and 1/3 income |
Continuous 50% disregard of Gross earned income |
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Income-In-Kind |
Counted (2) |
Excluded |
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First Vehicle |
Exclude up to $1,500 equity |
Excluded |
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Cash Value of Life Insurance |
Counted |
Excluded |
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Non-Resident Property |
9 month exclusion if trying to sell |
9 month exclusion period extensions if good faith effort to sell is being made |
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Education Savings Account |
Counted |
Excluded |
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Non-Financial Requirements: |
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Time Limits |
None |
24-month work requirement 60-month lifetime limit |
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Criminal History |
No affect to eligibility |
Offenses affect eligibility |
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Age |
Under 18 and expected to graduate before 19 |
Under 18 or under 19 and still a student |
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Minor Parent |
No affect to eligibility |
Minor parents subject to living arrangements |
1. Educational assistance from scholarships, grants, and loans is exempt as follows:
Federal loans and grants made or insured under a program administered by the Commissioner of Education;
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Assistance Agency grants (PHEAA);
College Work Study Program earnings;
Veteran’s Administration Educational Assistance (verified as used for educational expenses only);
Grants and scholarships or awards from colleges, schools, civic, fraternal, and alumni organizations (verified as used for educational expenses only.
Countable educational assistance is averaged over the period of time it covers.
Child care expenses, transportation costs, tuition, mandatory fees and books related to the courses of study are deducted from countable educational assistance.
2. Income-in-kind is shelter provided in exchange for services. Countable income-in-kind is the difference between the actual shelter cost paid and what the shelter cost would be if not providing a service not to exceed 33% of the Family Size Allowance.
Reviewed July 30, 2013