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Child Care Assistance Eligibility - Iowa

Eligibility for Child Care Assistance is based on:

·           Need for Service: A family must need child care assistance in order for the parent(s) to engage in approved training, employment, job seeking, or approved PROMISE JOBS activity.

·           Financial Eligibility: A family’s income must be within certain limits except for:

·                        People who are participating in activities approved under the PROMISE JOBS program, and

·                        People who are recipients of the Family Investment Program (FIP), or whose earned income was taken into account in determining the needs of the FIP recipient.

·           Age of Child: Children are normally eligible for child care services up to age 13 unless there are special circumstances. Children with special needs are eligible up to the age of 19 years.

Note: If the Department has placed a family in FIP on suspension, the family continues to be eligible for child care assistance until their FIP has been canceled. The same applies to FIP families who don’t get a grant because the grant amount is under $10.

If Child Care Assistance funds are insufficient, the Iowa DHS will establish a prioritized waiting list.

Participants in approved PROMISE JOBS activities and recipients of FIP, or those whose earned income was taken into account in determining the needs of FIP recipients, are eligible for child care assistance notwithstanding the lack of funding.

NOTE: Families already receiving child care assistance are not required to reapply when the family moves to a different county from the county where their application was approved.

See Also:

·           Child Care Assistance Overview

·           Child Care Assistance Fees

·     Welcome and Introduction to Benefits in Iowa

Source: Iowa DHS Employees’ Policy Manual, Social Services, Child Welfare Services

Title 18, Child Care

·                        Chapter I, Child Care Assistance, Overview

·                        Chapter I, Child Care Assistance, Determining Eligibility

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