Tribal TANF Eligibility Determination
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This section identifies the CA income maximum tests applied to the specific Tribal TANF program determinations.
Policy
See all of the following CA income maximum tests that are applied to the specific Tribal TANF program determinations completed in AZTECS:
A Hopi Tribal TANF budgetary unit is prospectively eligible for CA based on the CA income maximum limit when the total countable income is equal to or less than 250% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).
A Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRP-MIC) Life Enhancement and Resource Network (LEARN) budgetary unit is prospectively eligible for CA based on the CA income maximum limit when the total countable income is equal to or less than 250% of the FPL.
NOTE SRP-MIC LEARN staff determine eligibility in AZTECS for the SRP-MIC Tribal TANF program.
AZTECS compares the CA budgetary unit size and income to the CA income maximum limit for purposes of determining prospective eligibility. Participants must meet prospective eligibility requirements before a budgetary unit can receive benefits.
For Tribal TANF budgetary units to meet prospective eligibility, the countable income minus any CA Earned Income Deductions cannot exceed the amount of payment an eligible budgetary unit with no income would receive. This amount is 36% of the 1992 FPL. For more information, see CA Needy Family Test and the CA Benefit Determination.
The income test for the need standard is used in the prospective eligibility determination process of Tribal TANF. The following information is used when determining prospective eligibility based on need:
●The number of participants in the Tribal TANF budgetary unit.
●A budgetary unit’s obligation to pay shelter costs. (See CA Payment Standard (A1/A2))
Verification
The participant has the primary responsibility for providing verification. (See Participant Responsibilities – Providing Verification for additional policy.)
Legal Authorities
7 CFR 273.10(f)(2)
45 CFR 286.10(a)
45 CFR 286.10(a)(2)
45 CFR 286.15(a)
AAC R6-12-508
ARS 46-292
TANF State Plan
Hopi Tribal TANF Plan
SRP-MIC Tribal TANF Plan
PY Tribal TANF Plan
last revised 10/30/2023