Section 17-798.2-35 - Eligibility requirements(a) The department may provide transitional child care assistance for a period of up to twelve consecutive months to a family unit that ceases to be eligible for AFDC as a result of: (1) Increased hours of employment or increased income from employment;(2) New or increased income from child support; or(3) The caretaker voluntarily requesting AFDC closure because the caretaker is currently employed.(b) The family unit shall have received AFDC benefits in the month immediately preceding the first month of ineligibility or termination.(c) The family unit shall meet all the conditions specified in sections 17-798.2-9, 17-798.2-10, 17-798.2-11, 17-798.2-13, and 17-798.2-14.(d) Eligibility for transitional child care payments shall begin from the date AFDC eligibility ends or when the family unit applies for transitional child care, whichever is later.(e) A family unit shall apply for transitional child care within twelve months of ending AFDC for the reasons stated in subsection (a). (1) A family unit that applies for transitional child care prior to AFDC eligibility ending may do so by request to the department without further application.(2) A family unit that applies for transitional child care after AFDC eligibility ends shall submit a form prescribed by the department pursuant to section 17-798.2-6.Haw. Code R. § 17-798.2-35
[Eff 03/08/08] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: HRS § 346-14)