The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) excludes from the TANF certified group: (1) an authorized representative, payee, or protective payee; (2) a recipient of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), foster care, or adoption subsidy payments; and (3) a person disqualified from receiving TANF benefits or ineligible to receive TANF benefits, because HHSC determines the person: (A) does not meet an eligibility requirement relating to the person's: (i) age (because, for example, the person does not meet the definition of a child); (ii) citizenship as explained in Division 3 of this subchapter (relating to Citizenship); (iii) residency as explained in Division 4 of this subchapter (relating to Residency); (iv) domicile as explained in Division 5 of this subchapter (relating to Domicile); or (v) relationship status (because, for example, the person is not within the degree of relationship required by §372.108 of this division (relating to Relationship Requirement); (B) committed an intentional TANF program violation as described in §357.562(b) of this title (relating to Determination and Disposition of Intentional Program Violations); (C) failed to comply with §372.1101 of this chapter (relating to Social Security Number Requirements); (D) failed to comply with Subchapter E, Division 5 of this chapter (relating to Third-party Resources); (E) has exhausted the time limits for receiving TANF benefits under Division 8 of this subchapter (relating to Time Limits); (F) failed to comply with §372.1401 of this chapter (relating to Changes a TANF Household Must Report); (G) is a fugitive as explained in §372.501(a)(1) of this subchapter (relating to Disqualifications Due to Criminal Activity); or (H) has been convicted of a felony drug offense as explained in §372.501(a)(2) of this subchapter. |
