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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual Diversion |
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6.2 |
DIVERSION FACTS |
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A Diversion
payment is an once-in-a-lifetime lump sum payment of $1,200. ·
Only clients
who meet the qualifying criteria will be eligible for the program. In a two parent assistance unit, both
parents must meet the qualifying criteria. ·
The
Diversion payment month will not be a countable month in the lifetime
60-month count. ·
An employed
client, or one who becomes employed within 30 days of receiving a Diversion
payment, will be eligible to receive three months of subsidized child
care. This will include a co-pay fee. -
If employed,
the three month count will begin with the month following the month of
approval (plus the partial month if approval did not occur on the first day
of the month). -
If
employment begins within 30 days of authorization, the three-month count will
begin with the month following the month employment began (plus the partial
month if approval did not occur on the first day of the month). -
Child Care
for Diversion recipients will follow TCC policy. -
Diversion
child care recipients are not eligible for TCC after three months. ·
A two-parent
family may only receive 1 diversion payment, even if they are eligible to
group into separate assistance units. ·
Acceptance
of the payment will prohibit the family from receiving Families First for one
year. ·
A person who
is receiving a Families First grant in a “Child Only” case but does not
receive FF for his/her own child(ren), may qualify
for a diversion payment for his/her own children, if all other points of
eligibility are met. Bulletin 28, FA-08-20 ·
During the
one-year ineligibility period, clients who require emergency assistance may
qualify for Families First if they meet re-entry criteria. |
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