901.01 Filing an Application SR 98-10, 04/98 (FAM-A)

To file an application for child care services, the individual must comply with all of the following:

• Return completed Form 800 to the District Office, NHEP team, or contract agency;

• Provide required verification of eligibility criteria;

• Participate in a face-to-face eligibility interview;

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Exception: TANF financial assistance recipients who lose their grant due to increased earnings are not required to file a new application, as long as they meet all of the following criteria:

• Their income does not exceed the maximum limit; and

• They were receiving, or had applied for, child care services at the time they became ineligible for TANF financial assistance.

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Staff must provide Form 249, Helpful Hints for Child Care Assistance, to each child care applicant.