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Family Independence Program - Child Care - South Carolina

The Department of Social Services (DSS) guarantees child care for a dependent child who is: under age 13; physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself, as verified by a physician or certified psychologist; or under court supervision; or a child who would be a dependent child except for the receipt of Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

This benefit is available if child care is necessary to permit a Family Independence Program (FIP) eligible family member to:

·      Accept employment or remain employed

·      Participate in an approved education or training activity under the FIP

·      Participate in initial job search

Child care is available for an individual who is waiting to enter an approved FIP service, education, training, or employment for a period not to exceed two weeks or for a period not to exceed one month, on an exception basis, when child care arrangements would otherwise be lost and participation in a FIP activity or employment is scheduled to begin within that period.

The FIP recipient is responsible for all child care payments after the termination date, and overpayments for child care are subject to repayment.

Full-time child care is provided for participation of twenty or more hours per week or attendance at a post secondary institution of at least twelve hours per week. Half-time child care is provided for participation of ten or more hours but less than twenty per week. Hourly rate child care is provided for participation of less than ten hours per week.

Payments cannot be made to a child care provider who is a member of the same FIP budget group as the parent and cannot exceed the prescribed local market rates established by DSS.

Also see:

Family Independence Program - Individualized Self-Sufficiency Plan

Family Independence Program - School Attendance Requirement

Family Independence Program - Family Life Skills

Family Independence Program - Support Services

Family Independence Program - Time Limits, Exemptions, and Extensions

Family Independence Program - Overview

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