TANF Financial Eligibility Determination 400-19-110-15

(Updated 10/1/2025 Release 25.1)

In order to be eligible for TANF benefits, the household must pass TANF Financial Eligibility. At the time the TANF Financial Eligibility Determination is calculated, the $45 Out of Home Allowance, Kinship Care maintenance payment and Special Items of Need are added to the appropriate TANF Basic Standard of Need to determine the Total TANF Standard of Need.

TANF Financial Eligibility is determined as follows:

The $45 Out of Home Allowance, Kinship Care maintenance payment and Special Items of Need are added to the TANF Basic Standard of Need to arrive at the Total TANF Standard of Need.
The Total Countable Income (sum of countable unearned and earned income) and the Sanction Penalty Deduction are subtracted from the Total TANF Standard of Need.

If the remaining amount is zero or less, the TANF household fails the TANF Financial Eligibility Determination and the application must be denied or the case closed.
If the remaining amount is greater than zero, the household passes the TANF Financial Eligibility Determination; the TANF Benefit Calculation is performed.

**Example**
TANF Basic Standard of Need	-	$739 (1 caretaker and 1 child)
OH Allowance	=	$0
TANF Special Items of Need	+	$100
Total TANF Standard of Need	=	$839
Total Countable Income	-	$759
Sanction Penalty Deduction	-	$0
Remaining Amount	=	$80

Since the Remaining Amount is greater than zero, this household passes TANF Financial Eligibility and the benefit is calculated.