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DE TANF - Specified Relationship

To be eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a child must be living in the home of one of the following relatives:

·      Any relative by blood, marriage, or adoption who is within the fifth degree of kinship to the dependent child. The degree of relationship is as follows: a parent (1st degree), grandparent (2nd degree), sibling (2nd degree), great-grandparent (3rd degree), uncle or aunt (3rd degree), nephew or niece (3rd degree), great-great-grandparent (4th degree), great-uncle or aunt (4th degree), first cousin (4th degree), great-great-great-grandparent (5th degree), great-great uncle or aunt (5th degree), or a first cousin once removed (5th degree).

·      Any other persons named in the above groups whose relationship to one of the child's parents is established by legal adoption;

·      The spouse of any person named in the above groups even though the marriage terminated by death or divorce.

NOTE: If the caretaker is not within the specified degree of relationship, the child, and possibly the caretaker, may be eligible for General Assistance (GA).

See also:

DE DSS - Family Budget Group

DE TANF - Financial Eligibility

DE TANF - Income Eligibility

DE TANF - Resource Eligibility

DE General Assistance Overview

DE DSS - Application Procedures

DE DSS - Change Reporting Requirements

DE DSS - Contact Information

Source:

DSS Policy Manual (Sect. 3004)

Back to:

DE TANF Overview

DE Division of Social Services - Overview

DE Benefit Information System Overview


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