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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-305 - Citizenship and Alienage

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. To
				qualify for CA, an assistance unit member shall be a United States citizen or a
				noncitizen legal alien who satisfies the requirements of PRWORA Section 431 and
				who meets eligibility requirements of PRWORA Section 402, not including any
				later amendments or editions, which are incorporated by reference and are
				available for inspection at the Department of Economic Security, 1789 West
				Jefferson, Phoenix, Arizona, and the Office of the Secretary of State, 1700
				West Washington, Phoenix, Arizona.
B. The Department shall verify legal alienage
				of assistance unit members for whom CA is requested by obtaining a person's
				alien registration documentation, or other proof of immigration registration,
				from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), or by submitting a
				person's alien registration number and other related information to the
				INS.
C. A sponsor's income and
				resources shall not be included when determining income eligibility for a
				family or a cash benefit amount for the assistance unit when a lawful permanent
				resident noncitizen member of an assistance unit and any lawful permanent
				resident noncitizen whose income is considered available to the assistance unit
				verifies 40 quarters of employment history.
D. An ineligible noncitizen may serve as
				payee for the eligible members of an assistance unit, but the Department shall
				exclude the needs of the ineligible noncitizen from the assistance
				grant.
The following
				  Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41,
				  Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S.
				  Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed
				  rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona
				  Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the
				  Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the
				  Department was not required to hold public hearings on this
				  Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-306 - Eligible Persons

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. To
				qualify for CA, an otherwise eligible person shall be:
1. A dependent child under 18 years of
				age;
2. A dependent child age 18
				and, as provided in
				R6-12-314, who
				is a full time student in a secondary school, or the equivalent level of
				vocational or technical training school, and is reasonably expected to complete
				such education or training before turning age 19;
3. The parent of an eligible CA child;
				or
4. A non-parent caretaker
				relative of an eligible CA child when:
a. The
				parent of the dependent child:
i. Does not
				live in the NPCR's home,
ii. Lives
				with the NPCR but is also a dependent child, or
iii. Lives with the NPCR but cannot function
				as a parent due to a physical or mental impairment;
b. The NPCR provides the dependent child with
				physical care, support, guidance, and control; and
c. The dependent child resides with the NPCR.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-307 - Social Security Number

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. To qualify for CA, an assistance unit
				member shall furnish an Social Security number (SSN). If a member of an
				assistance unit lacks an SSN, the Department shall assist the person in
				applying for an SSN through procedures established between the Department and
				the United States Social Security Administration (SSA).
B. The Department shall obtain verification
				of Social Security numbers through contact with the SSA.
The following
				  Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41,
				  Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S.
				  Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed
				  rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona
				  Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the
				  Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the
				  Department was not required to hold public hearings on this
				  Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-308 - Family Benefit Cap

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				The Department shall not provide CA to a child except as provided in subsection
				(C), born during a month when:
1. The parent
				or non-parent caretaker relative is receiving CA or supportive services,
				or
2. The child is born to a parent
				who is ineligible for CA benefits due to noncompliance or failure to meet an
				eligibility requirement.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-309 - Relationship

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. To qualify for
				CA, a dependent child shall reside with at least one of the following specified
				relatives:
1. A parent;
2. A stepmother, stepfather, stepbrother, or
				stepsister;
3. A person who is
				within the fifth degree of kinship to the dependent child, including:
				grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew,
				niece, persons of preceding generations as denoted by prefixes "grand,"
				"great," or "great-great," great-great-great grandparents, and first cousins
				once removed;
4. A spouse of any
				person named in the above groups, even if the marriage has been terminated by
				death;
5. A legal permanent
				guardian who is appointed pursuant to A.R.S. §
										8-872;
				or
6. An unrelated adult only when
				the child is in the legal custody of the Department and placed in a foster home
				or with the unrelated adult.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-310 - Deprivation

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. No child shall
				receive CA unless the child is deprived of parental support or care due to the
				continued absence, death, incapacity, or unemployment of the child's
				parent.
B. A child suffers
				deprivation by continued absence when the following 3 conditions are met:
1. The child's natural or adoptive parent is
				out of the home for a minimum of 30 continuous days;
2. The absence interrupts or terminates the
				parent's ability to provide maintenance, physical care, or guidance to the
				child; and
3. The duration of the
				absence prevents the child from relying on the absent parent for support or
				care.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-311 - Assignment of Support Rights; Cooperation

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. To qualify for CA, an applicant shall
				assign to the Department all rights to a support obligation from any other
				person the applicant or recipient may have in his or her own behalf or in
				behalf of any other family member for whom the applicant or recipient is
				applying for or receiving CA, including any unpaid support obligation or
				support debt which has accrued at the time the assignment is made.
B. A refusal to execute such an assignment is
				a refusal to complete the application and shall result in denial of the CA
				application.
C. An applicant or
				recipient shall cooperate with the Department to obtain support owing to the
				applicant or recipient, unless there is good cause for noncooperation, as
				described in
				R6-12-312.
D. After being approved for CA, the recipient
				shall transmit all monetary support received to the Department.
E. At the time of the initial interview and
				at all review interviews, the Department shall explain:
1. The applicant's duty of
				cooperation,
2. Good cause and how
				to establish it,
3. The duty to
				send the Department any support the assistance unit members receive,
				and
4. The consequences for breach
				of the duties set forth in this Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-312 - Good Cause for Non-cooperation with Child Support Enforcement

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. An applicant or
				recipient may establish good cause for non-cooperation with the Department.
				Good cause shall exist when:
1. Cooperation
				is reasonably likely to result in physical or emotional harm to the dependent
				child, parent in the home, or the NPCR, based on the factors identified in
				subsection (B);
2. Legal
				proceedings for adoption of the dependent child are pending before a
				court;
3. A public or private
				adoption entity is counseling the applicant regarding release of the dependent
				child for adoption, and such counseling has occurred for less than 3 months;
				or
4. The dependent child was
				conceived as a result of incest or rape.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-313 - Participation in Jobs; Exemptions; Good Cause Exceptions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. As a condition of eligibility, a recipient
				of CA shall participate in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training
				Program (JOBS) as prescribed in A.A.C.
				R6-10-101 through
				R6-10-121,
				unless FAA determines that the person is exempt.
B. The following persons are exempt from
				participation:
1. A child who is under age
				16, except for a custodial parent or pregnant girl age 13 through age 15 who
				lacks a high school diploma, or its equivalent, and is not enrolled in high
				school or an equivalent course of instruction;
2. A child who is age 16 or age 17, or age 18
				if reasonably expected to complete school before reaching age 19, and a
				full-time student at an elementary, secondary, vocational or technical school,
				so long as the educational or training program was not assigned as a JOBS
				activity;
3. A person who is
				currently employed at least 30 hours per week in unsubsidized employment which
				pays at least the federal minimum wage and which is expected to last at least
				30 days; any interruption in such employment shall not exceed 10 days;
				and
4. A Native American tribal
				member who resides in an area covered by a Tribal JOBS program.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-314 - School Attendance

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. As
				used in
				R6-12-306(A)(2),
				full-time school attendance means:
1. For
				high school, attendance which the school defines as full time;
2. For a trade or technical school involving
				shop practice, 30 hours per week; and
3. For a trade or technical school involving
				no shop practice, 25 hours per week.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-315 - Immunization

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Department
				shall require each parent or NPCR to verify that the child is immunized, when
				the parent or NPCR applies for or receives CA on behalf of a dependent
				child.
B. The Department shall
				require this verification at the initial interview and at each review.
				Acceptable verification shall include:
1. The
				parent or NPCR's written statement; or
2. A written statement from a physician,
				hospital, or clinic.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-316 - Sanctions for Noncompliance

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Department shall notify the assistance
				unit of benefit reduction or case closure when:
1. Benefits will be reduced or the case
				closed because of noncompliance with the requirements of
				R6-12-311,
				R6-12-312,
				R6-12-313(C), and R6-12-314; and
2.
				The assistance unit's benefits are not currently reduced because of sanctions.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-317 - Voluntary Quit/reduction in Work Effort

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Department shall disqualify the member
				of the assistance unit or the assistance unit as described in subsections (B)
				and (C) when a member of an assistance unit, or the parent of a dependent child
				whose income is considered available to the assistance unit, within 60 days
				prior to the date of the application or any time thereafter, voluntarily and
				without good cause:
1. Terminates employment
				from a job in which the individual was:
a.
				Employed at least 20 hours a week,
b. Earning weekly income equal to the then
				current minimum wage multiplied by 20;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-318 - Duration of Assistance - 36-month Time Limit

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Department shall not authorize cash
				benefits for a needy family, except in case of hardship, when any of the
				following apply:
1. The needy family includes
				a head of household or the spouse of the head of household who has received 36
				countable months of cash benefits in the Arizona CA program for himself or
				herself.
2. The needy family
				includes an ineligible parent or the spouse of the ineligible parent who has
				received 36 countable months of cash benefits in the Arizona CA program for an
				eligible dependent child.
3. The
				needy family includes an adult non-parent relative head of household or the
				spouse of the non-parent relative head of household who has received 36
				countable months of cash benefits in the Arizona CA program for an eligible
				dependent child.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-319 - Extension of Time Limited Assistance

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Department shall authorize cash
				benefits to an assistance unit that is ineligible due to the time limited
				restrictions in
				R6-12-318
				or
				R6-12-320
				when:
1. An assistance unit or the caretaker
				relative head of household who receives CA only for an eligible dependent
				child, requests an extension due to hardship;
2. The assistance unit meets all financial
				and non-financial eligibility criteria; and
3. The assistance unit or the caretaker
				relative head of household verifies that at least one of the hardship reasons
				in this Section exists. The claimed hardship shall be valid only when the
				hardship circumstances prevent the adult assistance unit member, the minor
				parent head of household, the caretaker relative head of household, or the
				spouse of the caretaker relative head of household from working or engaging in
				work activities to a degree that such person is prevented from financially
				supporting the eligible dependent child in the assistance unit, independent of
				CA.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-320 - Duration of Assistance - Federal 60-month Time Limit

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Department shall not authorize cash
				benefits to the assistance unit when the head of household or the spouse of the
				head of household has received 60 countable months of cash benefits for himself
				or herself, funded in whole or in part by the Temporary Assistance for Needy
				Families block grant in Arizona or any other state or United States territory
				or from a tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families CA program, unless the
				assistance unit is eligible for a hardship extension under
				R6-12-319.
B. The Department shall count each payment
				month until a limit of 60 months is reached. The 60 countable months are not
				required to be consecutive.
C. The
				Department shall begin counting the 60 months beginning with the first payment
				received on or after October 1, 2002.
D. The Department shall not include the
				following months toward the 60-month time limit:
1. Any month before October 1, 2002 in which
				the recipient received CA in Arizona or in any other state;
2. Any month before October 1, 2002, in which
				the recipient received CA in a tribal TANF program in any state other than
				Arizona;
3. Any month before
				October 1, 2002, in which the recipient received CA in an Arizona tribal TANF
				program when that month was not countable toward the 60-month time limit in
				that tribal TANF program;
4. Any
				month in which the recipient resides on an Indian reservation that has a 50% or
				higher unemployment rate based on the Bureau of Indian Affairs (B.I.A.) Market
				Information Report;
5. A month when
				the assistance unit is eligible but receives no CA payment because the benefit
				is less than $10;
6. A month when
				the assistance unit is ineligible due to an overpayment;
7. Any month in which the assistance unit
				receives a payment in the Grant Diversion option. This includes each of the
				months for which the Grant Diversion payment is intended to cover.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 3 - NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA › Section R6-12-321 - Hardship Verification Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Hardship due to a physical or mental
				impairment.
1. An adult assistance unit
				member, a minor parent head of household, the caretaker relative head of
				household, or the spouse of the caretaker relative head of household that
				claims hardship as specified in
				R6-12-319(B)(1)
				shall provide one of the following items:
a.
				A signed statement from a treatment provider or acceptable medical
				source;
b. Disability verification
				from the Veterans Administration;
c. Vocational Rehabilitation documents,
				examinations, or evaluations signed by a treatment provider.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 4 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: RESOURCES › Section R6-12-401 - Treatment of Resources; Limitations

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. In determining eligibility for a cash
				benefit, the Department shall include all resources available to the assistance
				unit, unless excluded by applicable law.
B. An assistance unit is ineligible for CA
				for any month in which the unit's resources exceed $2,000, after application of
				all available exclusions.
The following
				  Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41,
				  Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S.
				  Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed
				  rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona
				  Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the
				  Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the
				  Department was not required to hold public hearings on this
				  Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 4 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: RESOURCES › Section R6-12-402 - Treatment of Resources by Ownership Status; Availability

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Department shall consider the
				resources belonging to an assistance unit member available to the assistance
				unit.
B. The Department shall
				consider the resources of the following individuals available to the assistance
				unit:
1. A dependent child's parent and minor
				sibling, when residing with a dependent child in an assistance unit, even when
				the parent or minor sibling:
a. Has not
				requested CA;
b. Is ineligible for
				CA for failure to comply with an eligibility requirement; or
c. Is ineligible for CA due to
				disqualification for Intentional Program Violation, as provided in Article 12;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 4 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: RESOURCES › Section R6-12-403 - Treatment of Resources; Exclusions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall exclude the equity value of the
				  resources listed below, as provided in this Section. These resource exclusions
				  shall also apply to a person whose resources are considered available to an
				  assistance unit.
1. The usual
				residence of the assistance unit members;
2. One burial plot for each member of the
				assistance unit;
3. Household
				furnishings used by the assistance unit members in their usual place of
				residence, and personal effects essential to day-to-day living;
4. Up to $1500 of the value of one bona fide
				funeral agreement, for each member of the assistance unit. The funeral
				agreement or burial plan must cover only funeral-related expenses, as evidenced
				by a written contract;
5. The value
				of all motor vehicles, including recreational vehicles.
6. When an assistance unit member owns real
				property, other than the usual residence described in subsection (A)(1) above,
				and is making a good faith effort to dispose of it, the equity value shall be
				excluded for six months, subject to the conditions listed in this subsection;
a. The assistance unit member shall sign an
				agreement to:
i. Dispose of the property;
				and
ii. Repay the Department, from
				the net proceeds of disposal, the amount of any assistance the unit receives
				during the period of time the unit would otherwise have been ineligible because
				the property value exceeded resource limitations;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 4 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: RESOURCES › Section R6-12-404 - Individual Development Accounts

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. An individual development account (IDA) is
				a special savings account which allows a recipient of both CA and Food Stamp
				Program benefits to accumulate funds to achieve educational or training
				goals.
B. Financial institutions
				licensed by the Arizona State Banking Department shall administer IDAs.
1. IDAs shall earn the same interest rate as
				is offered to other bank customers for like accounts.
2. A financial institution may prescribe such
				terms and conditions relating to IDAs as are permissible under the laws of this
				state and federal banking law.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 4 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: RESOURCES › Section R6-12-405 - Resource Transfers; Limitations

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. An assistance unit member or the parent of
				a dependent child in the assistance unit shall not transfer a resource with the
				intent to qualify or attempt to qualify for CA within one year prior to
				application or while receiving assistance, unless fair consideration was
				received.
B. Except as otherwise
				provided in this Section, when an assistance unit member or the parent of a
				dependent child in the assistance unit does not receive fair consideration for
				a transferred resource (an improper transfer), the assistance unit shall be
				ineligible for CA.
1. The period of
				ineligibility shall begin in the month in which the transaction
				occurred.
2. The Department shall
				compute the duration of ineligibility by subtracting the consideration actually
				received, from the equity value of the transferred resource, and dividing that
				sum by the monthly need standard for the assistance unit. The resulting number
				shall be the number of months the unit is ineligible.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 4 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: RESOURCES › Section R6-12-406 - Resource Verification

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall verify all resources before determining
				  an assistance unit's eligibility for a cash grant and benefit
				  amount.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 5 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: INCOME › Section R6-12-501 - Treatment of Income; in General

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. In determining the income eligibility of
				the family and benefit amount for the assistance unit, the Department shall
				treat all income in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
B. "Gross income" shall include the
				following, when actually received by the family in order to determine whether
				the family is needy, or by the assistance unit in order to determine a cash
				benefit amount:
1. Earned income from public
				or private employment, including in-kind income, before deductions;
2. For self-employed persons, the sum of
				gross business receipts minus business expenses; and
3. Unearned income, such as benefits or
				assistance grants, minus any deductions to repay prior overpayments or
				attorneys' fees.
4. Minus those
				types of income excluded under
				R6-12-503.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 5 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: INCOME › Section R6-12-502 - Income Available to the Assistance Unit

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Department shall consider the income
				of an assistance unit member available to the assistance unit for the purpose
				of determining a cash benefit amount.
B. The Department shall consider the income
				of a parent and minor sibling of a dependent child in an assistance unit as
				available to the assistance unit for the purpose of determining a cash benefit
				amount when those persons reside with the dependent child. The income shall be
				considered available even when the parent or minor sibling:
1. Has not requested CA;
2. Is ineligible for CA for failure to comply
				with an eligibility requirement; or
3. Is ineligible for CA due to
				disqualification for Intentional Program Violation, as provided in Article 12;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 5 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: INCOME › Section R6-12-503 - Income Exclusions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall not count the types of income listed in
				  this Section when determining the income of a family and the income of an
				  assistance unit. These income exclusions shall also apply to a parent or minor
				  sibling of a dependent child in an assistance unit when the parent or minor
				  sibling resides with the assistance unit but is not an assistance unit member,
				  and the income type listed in this Section belongs to the parent or minor
				  sibling.
1. Loans;
2. The following types of assistance provided
				for educational purposes:
a. Bureau of Indian
				Affairs (B.I.A.) Allowances for Educational Expenses paid to the participant
				from Title XIII that directly relates to school expenses;
b. Grants, scholarships, and loans, as
				provided by Title IV or Title XIII of the Higher Education Act;
c. Guaranteed loans, and other loans, not
				funded by the Title IV or Title XIII of the Higher Education Act;
d. Student loans (SGL) that are funded solely
				by a state and are not federally guaranteed;
e. Income paid to the member as a Tribal Loan
				for educational purposes under Title XIII of the Indian Higher Education
				Program;
f. The Montgomery GI bill
				Chapter 30 and other income paid to the member by the Veteran's Administration
				for educational purposes;
g.
				Educational income (earnings and living allowances) from Workforce Investment
				Act related Summer Component Programs and Job Corps;
h. Earnings received from participation in
				college work study programs funded by Title IV of the Higher Education Act or
				Title XIII of the Indian Higher Education Program.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 5 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: INCOME › Section R6-12-504 - Special Income Provisions: Child Support, Alimony, or Spousal Maintenance

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A.
				The Department shall count child support, alimony, or spousal maintenance,
				received by a member of the family or the assistance unit or a parent or minor
				sibling of a dependent child in an assistance unit, before the initial
				eligibility determination date, as income in the month received.
B. After the eligibility determination date,
				and if the application is approved, the Department shall count current child
				support, alimony, or spousal maintenance received on behalf of an assistance
				unit member as income to determine the cash benefit amount, when the following
				conditions are met:
1. Current child support,
				alimony, or spousal maintenance is received by the Department's Division of
				Child Support Enforcement (DCSE), on behalf of an assistance unit member, a
				person whose income is considered available to the assistance unit, or a
				private collection agency; and
2.
				DCSE has passed the support money on to the assistance unit or a person whose
				income is considered available to the assistance unit.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 5 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: INCOME › Section R6-12-505 - Special Income Provisions: Nonrecurring Lump Sum Income

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When an assistance unit member or a person whose income is
				  considered available to the assistance unit receives a nonrecurring lump sum
				  payment, the Department shall consider the lump sum payment as a resource in
				  accordance with Article 4.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 5 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: INCOME › Section R6-12-506 - Special Income Provisions: Sponsored Noncitizens

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A. For purposes of determining whether a
				sponsor's income and resources shall be used when determining the countable
				income for an assistance unit that includes a sponsored noncitizen member or
				for a sponsored noncitizen person whose income is considered available to the
				assistance unit, the following requirements apply:
1. The sponsored noncitizen member shall:
a. Be a Lawful Permanent Resident who meets
				the eligible noncitizen criteria; and
b. Have applied for or been granted Lawful
				Permanent Resident status on or after December 19, 1997.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 5 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: INCOME › Section R6-12-507 - Determining Monthly Income

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A. For each family and assistance unit, the
				Department shall calculate monthly income using the methods described in
				R6-12-508.
B. The projected income shall include income
				that the family and assistance unit, or a person whose income is considered
				available to the assistance unit, has received and reasonably expects to
				receive in a benefit month, and shall be based on the Department's reasonable
				expectation and knowledge of the current, past, and future circumstances of the
				family, assistance unit, or person whose income is considered available to the
				assistance unit.
C. The Department
				shall include in its calculation all gross income from every source available
				to the family and assistance unit unless specifically excluded in this Article,
				by the federal Social Security Act or other applicable state or federal
				law.
D. The Department shall
				convert income received more frequently than monthly into a monthly amount as
				follows:
1. Multiply weekly amounts by
				4.3,
2. Multiply bi-weekly amounts
				by 2.15,
3. Multiply semi-monthly
				amounts by two.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 5 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: INCOME › Section R6-12-508 - Methods to Determine Projected Monthly Income

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A. The Department shall determine projected
				monthly income for a family and an assistance unit by the methods described in
				this Section.
B. Averaging income.
1. When using this method, the Department
				shall add together income from a representative number of weeks or months and
				then divide the resulting sum by the same number of weeks or months.
2. The Department shall average income for a
				family, to determine income eligibility, and an assistance unit, to determine a
				cash benefit amount, who receives income:
a.
				Irregularly; or
b. Regularly, but
				from sources or in amounts which vary.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 5 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY: INCOME › Section R6-12-509 - Income Verification

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The Department shall verify all income before determining
				  eligibility and cash benefit amount.
The following
				  Article heading was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S.
				  Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from
				  A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of
				  proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona
				  Administrative Register; the Department did not submit this change to the
				  Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the
				  Department was not required to hold public hearings on this
				  change.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 6 - SPECIAL CA CIRCUMSTANCES › Section R6-12-601 - Caretaker Relative of Ssi or Foster Child

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A. A parent or NPCR with only a SSI recipient
				child, or a child who is receiving federal, state, or local foster care
				maintenance payments, may be eligible for CA upon meeting the eligibility
				criteria specified in this Chapter, except as otherwise provided in this
				Section.
B. The Department shall
				consider the SSI recipient child, or foster care recipient child, as an
				assistance unit member for purposes of qualifying the unit for CA based on
				need.
C. If the assistance unit
				qualifies for CA pursuant to subsection (B), the Department shall not count the
				needs, resources, and income of the SSI recipient child, or foster care
				recipient child, when determining the benefit amount.
D. Notwithstanding the provisions of
				R6-12-311, the parent or NPCR of a SSI recipient child, or a foster care
				recipient child, need not assign to the Department any rights to child support
				but shall assign any right to receive alimony or spousal maintenance.
The following
				  Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41,
				  Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S.
				  Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed
				  rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona
				  Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the
				  Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the
				  Department was not required to hold public hearings on this
				  Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 6 - SPECIAL CA CIRCUMSTANCES › Section R6-12-602 - Strikers

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The Department shall determine CA income eligibility for the
				  family, and a benefit amount for the assistance unit during a strike period for
				  an assistance unit member, a person whose income is considered available to the
				  assistance unit, or a family member on strike using the striker's prestrike
				  monthly income.
The following
				  Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41,
				  Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S.
				  Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed
				  rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona
				  Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the
				  Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the
				  Department was not required to hold public hearings on this
				  Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 6 - SPECIAL CA CIRCUMSTANCES › Section R6-12-603 - Dependents of Foster Children

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A. The dependent child of an ineligible
				foster child residing in a needy family may be eligible for CA.
B. To determine a cash benefit amount, the
				Department shall count all income and resources of the foster child and the
				dependent child, other than the foster care payment, as otherwise provided in
				this Chapter.
The following
				  Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41,
				  Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S.
				  Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed
				  rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona
				  Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the
				  Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the
				  Department was not required to hold public hearings on this
				  Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 6 - SPECIAL CA CIRCUMSTANCES › Section R6-12-604 - Minor Parents

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A. A
				minor parent means a person who:
1. Is less
				than 18 years of age,
2. Has never
				married, and
3. Is the natural
				parent of a dependent child living in the same household.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 6 - SPECIAL CA CIRCUMSTANCES › Section R6-12-605 - Unemployed Parents in a Two-parent Household (TPEP)

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A. An assistance unit with a needy child
				deprived of parental support because the primary wage-earning parent (PWEP) is
				unemployed shall receive CA through the Two-parent Employment Program (TPEP) if
				the assistance unit meets the eligibility criteria listed in
				R6-12-609, R6-12-610,
				R6-12-611, and all other applicable CA eligibility criteria.
B. The child's mother and father shall both
				reside with the child.
C. Neither
				parent shall have a physical or mental defect, illness, or impairment that:
1. Substantially decreases or eliminates the
				parent's ability to support or care for the child, and
2. Is expected to last for a minimum of 30
				continuous days.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 6 - SPECIAL CA CIRCUMSTANCES › Section R6-12-606 - TPEP: Education and Employment Requirements; Good Cause for Nonparticipation

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Each TPEP parent shall participate in an education, training,
				  or employment activity, unless such the parent is exempt because the parent:
1. Is under 18 and is:
a. 13-15 years old, pregnant or an unwed
				custodial parent, lacking a high school diploma/GED, and attending full time a
				secondary, vocational, or technical school or high school equivalency course;
				or
b. 16 or 17 (or 18 when
				reasonably expected to complete school before reaching 19), the custodial
				parent of a minor child, and attending full time a secondary, vocational, or
				technical school or a high school equivalency course;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 6 - SPECIAL CA CIRCUMSTANCES › Section R6-12-607 - TPEP: Duration

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No assistance unit may receive TPEP benefits for longer than
				  six months in a 12-month period, except that a TPEP unit may be granted a
				  three-month extension when the JOBS administration requests the extension based
				  on a JOBS determination that there is good cause for the extension. The good
				  cause reasons for JOBS to request an extension are:
1. A parent is enrolled in a vocational
				educational training program which was approved by JOBS and which can be
				completed within the three-month extension period,
2. A parent has a bona fide offer of
				employment that is to begin within the three-month extension period,
3. One parent did not participate in JOBS for
				one or more months during the six-month period and the JOBS Administration has
				determined good cause existed as prescribed in
				R6-10-122,
				or
4. A parent is in an unpaid work
				experience activity and JOBS expects the parent to be hired within the
				three-month extension period.
The following
				  Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41,
				  Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S.
				  Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed
				  rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona
				  Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the
				  Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the
				  Department was not required to hold public hearings on this
				  Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 6 - SPECIAL CA CIRCUMSTANCES › Section R6-12-608 - Expired

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The following
				  Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41,
				  Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S.
				  Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed
				  rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona
				  Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the
				  Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the
				  Department was not required to hold public hearings on this
				  Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 6 - SPECIAL CA CIRCUMSTANCES › Section R6-12-609 - Expired

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The following
				  Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41,
				  Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S.
				  Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed
				  rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona
				  Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the
				  Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the
				  Department was not required to hold public hearings on this
				  Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 6 - SPECIAL CA CIRCUMSTANCES › Section R6-12-610 - Expired

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The following
				  Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41,
				  Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S.
				  Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed
				  rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona
				  Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the
				  Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the
				  Department was not required to hold public hearings on this
				  Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 6 - SPECIAL CA CIRCUMSTANCES › Section R6-12-611 - Expired

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The following
				  Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41,
				  Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S.
				  Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed
				  rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona
				  Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the
				  Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the
				  Department was not required to hold public hearings on this
				  Section.