F Benefit Determinations – Hopi Tribal TANF

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Benefit Determinations – Hopi Tribal TANF

REVISION 51

(01/01/23 – 12/31/23)

Determinations for Hopi Tribal TANF benefits are completed in AZTECS by FAA staff.

Hopi Tribal TANF is not subject to the Needy Family Test.

To be eligible for cash payments, Hopi 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

●CA Need Standard Income Test

●CA Payment Standard Income Test

NOTE The Hopi Tribal TANF benefit amount is determined on the AFIM, AFNN, and AFPD AZTECS screens.

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

●EMPOWER Deduction