F Benefit Determinations – Pascua Yaqui Tribal TANF

FAA6.I Tribal Assistance Programs : 06 Pascua Yaqui Tribal TANF (PY‑YOEME) - Overview : F Benefit Determinations – Pascua Yaqui Tribal TANF

REVISION 47

(01/01/19 - 12/31/19)

Determinations for Pascua Yaqui (PY) Tribal TANF benefits are completed in AZTECS by FAA staff.

Pascua Yaqui Tribal TANF is not subject to the following:

●The Needy Family Test

●The 20% benefit reduction

●The EMPOWER Deduction

To be eligible for cash payments, PY Tribal TANF participants must be prospectively eligible. To be prospectively eligible the budgetary unit must pass each of the following income tests:

●CA Income Maximum Test on the AFIM AZTECS screen

●CA Need Standard Income Test on the AFNN AZTECS screen

●CA Payment Standard Income Test on the AFPD AZTECS screen

NOTE The PY Tribal TANF benefit amount is determined on the AFIM, AFNN, and AFPD AZTECS screens. Cases identified as PY Tribal TANF always use the A1 Need Standard.

The following CA Earned Income Deductions are applied during the need standard tests:

●Cost of Employment Deduction (COE)

●30% Earned Income Deduction

●Dependent Care Expense Deduction