Section 121.76 Categorically Eligible Households

Section 121

Section 121.76  Categorically

Eligible Households

a)         A categorically eligible household is:

1)         A household in which all members are authorized to receive

TANF or SSI, including SSI cases in recoupment or suspension status.  These

households are not subject to:

A)        asset limits (see Section 121.57); or

B)        gross or net income limits (see Section 121.60 and Section

121.61).

2)         A household that receives a TANF funded brochure, Guide to

Services, that provides information and referrals to other services for which a

household may qualify.  This brochure is provided at application and annually

thereafter.  Through receipt of this TANF funded service, households with an

elderly, blind, or disabled member, as defined in Section 121.61(a)(1)(A)

through (L), whose total gross income is at or below 200% of the nonfarm income

poverty guidelines and for all other households whose total gross income is at

or below 165% are considered categorically eligible.  These categorically

eligible households are not subject to:

A)        asset limits (see Section 121.57); or

B)        net income limits (see Section 121.60).

b)         Categorical eligibility does not apply to the following:

1)         a household in which a member is disqualified for an

Intentional Program Violation or a sanction for failure to comply with work

provisions; or

2)         any household in which a cash prize lottery or gambling

winning of more than $4,250 (before taxes or other amounts are withheld) is won

in a single game.