Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.08 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES IN IDAHO (TAFI) PROGRAM › Section 16.03.08.370 - CAREER ENHANCEMENT ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Current through August 31, 2023
The following requirements must be met: (3-17-22)
01.
Application and Service
			 Plan
. Submit a completed application form for Career Enhancement
			 Assistance, unless the household already receives services from the Food Stamp
			 Medicaid, Idaho Child Care or Child Support Services programs; all eligible
			 individuals complete a Career Enhancement service plan. (3-17-22)
02.
Verification of Career Enhancement
			 Eligibility
. Have SSN verified. Other eligibility criteria are verified
			 at the discretion of the Department. (3-17-22)
03.
Eligible Individual
. No
			 failure to comply with a previous Career Enhancement Service Plan without good
			 cause. Be a parent or a caretaker relative with a dependent child in the home,
			 a pregnant woman; or a non-custodial parent legally responsible to provide
			 support for a dependent child who does not reside in the same home.
			 (3-17-22)
04.
Need for
			 Work-Related Services
. Be in need for work-related services to maintain
			 employment or participate in work programs; participate in meeting that need to
			 the extent possible. This requires the individual to meet a portion of the need
			 if possible, and to explore other resources available to meet the need.
			 (3-17-22)
05.
Income
			 Limit
. Meet the income limit for only the first month of the service to
			 receive Career Enhancement Assistance; have household income below two hundred
			 percent (200%) of the federal poverty guidelines, be eligible for Food Stamps,
			 Medicaid or ICCP. For non-custodial parents, have household income below four
			 hundred percent (400%) of the federal poverty guidelines, or be eligible for
			 Food Stamps or Medicaid. (3-17-22)
06.
Citizenship and Legal
			 Non-Citizen
. Be a citizen or meet the legal non-citizenship requirements
			 of Section 131. (3-17-22)
07.
SSN
. Provide an SSN, or
			 proof of application for an SSN. (3-17-22)
08.
Residence
. Live in the state
			 of Idaho and not a resident of another state. (3-17-22)
09.
No Duplication of Services
.
			 No Career Enhancement Assistance for a need already met by Emergency Assistance
			 under IDAPA 16.06.01, "Family and Children's Services," or by a one-time TAFI
			 cash payment. (3-17-22)
10.
TANF Restrictions
. The household cannot be receiving TANF or TAFI
			 benefits or be serving a TAFI sanction and participants cannot receive Career
			 Enhancement Assistance if they have received five (5) years of TANF benefits.
			 The household must not be receiving TANF Extended Cash Assistance. The
			 participant cannot receive Career Enhancement Assistance if they have received
			 it within the past twelve (12) months. (3-17-22)
11.
Controlled Substance Felons
.
			 Individuals convicted under federal or state law of any offense classified as a
			 felony involving the possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance
			 can receive Career Enhancement Assistance when they comply with the terms of a
			 withheld judgment, probation or parole and if their felony occurred after
			 August 22, 1996. (3-17-22)
12.
Fleeing Felons
. Felons who are fleeing to avoid prosecution,
			 custody or confinement after conviction of a felony or an attempt to commit a
			 felony cannot receive Career Enhancement Assistance. (3-17-22)
13.
Probation or Parole
			 Violation
. Felons who are violating a condition of probation or parole
			 imposed for a federal or state felony cannot receive Career Enhancement
			 Assistance. (3-17-22)
14.
Fraud
. Individuals convicted in a federal or state court of
			 fraudulently misrepresenting residence to get TANF, AABD, Food Stamps,
			 Medicaid, or SSI, from two (2) or more states at the same time, cannot receive
			 Career Enhancement Assistance for ten (10) years from the date of conviction.
			 (3-17-22)