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FIP Eligibility - Nonfinancial - Iowa

To be eligible for FIP assistance, the family must meet certain nonfinancial requirements (Click on the underlined word for details and references):

· Age: Family must include a child under 18 (or an 18-year-old who is a full-time student in high school or an equivalent program and who is expected to complete the program before age 19).

· Citizenship: To be included in the FIP grant, a family member must be a U.S. Citizen or Qualified Alien (as defined in Chapter 8 United States Code, Section 1641) who meets certain criteria.

· Residency: The family must be living in Iowa (rather than just visiting).

· Minor Parents: A parent under 18 who has not been married or whose marriage was annulled must live with own parent or guardian or prove there is a good reason not to.

· Eligible Group: All members of a family unit may not be included in the FIP grant, but specified members must be included.

· SSI Eligible: A family member who is eligible for both FIP and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) must choose either FIP or SSI.

· Social Security Beneficiary: A family member who receives Social Security benefits (including Disability Insurance) must be included in the FIP Eligible Group if the family member meets other FIP requirements.

· Specified Relatives: A FIP child must live with certain persons related by blood or marriage.

· Social Security Number: Each person must have a Social Security number or have applied for one to be eligible for FIP.

· Child Support: While receiving FIP assistance, the family must give any child support payments to the Department of Human Services.

· Registration for Employment: All FIP applicants and recipients (except those with disabilities and those who meet other exemption criteria) must be registered to the PROMISE JOBS work and training program and enter into a Family Investment Agreement.

· Limited Benefit Plan: FIP recipients who are required to enter into a Family Investment Agreement (FIA) but who do not, or who fail to carry out their agreement, will lose their FIP eligibility for specified periods. In most instances, their families will also lose their FIP eligibility.

· Strikers: Persons who participate in a strike (and, in certain instances, their families) are ineligible for FIP benefits.

· Felons: Fleeing felons, probation and parole violators are ineligible for FIP benefits.

· False Information: Persons found to have made false or misleading statements are ineligible for specified periods.

· Truancy Prevention: A family’s FIP grant may be reduced by 25% if a child aged 5 through 13 who has not completed 6th grade is found to be truant from school.

Source: Iowa DHS Employees’ Policy Manual

Title 4, Family Investment Program (FIP)

· Chapter C, Nonfinancial Eligibility

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