Data Categories

Does the state try to divert the family from applying for benefits?
Diversion

What kinds of families are potentially eligible?
Eligibility by number/type parents
Eligibility of units headed by minor parents
Eligibility of pregnant women (With no other children)
Eligibility of two-parent families

Which people in a family are potentially eligible?
Eligibility of individual family members
Inclusion of non-citizens in the unit
Family caps
Treatment of Additional Adults in the Household

Amount of assets a family can have and still be eligible
Asset test

How is income counted?
Countable income
Income and assets of children
In kind income
Deemed income
Earned income disregards

Amount of income a family can have and still be eligible?
Income eligibility tests
Dollar amounts

If family passes all eligibility tests, what is the amount of their benefit?
Benefit computation

What are a recipient family's child support requirements?
Child support
Child support sanctions

What are a recipient family's behavioral requirements?
Contracts and agreements
School policies for dependent children
Immunization and health screening policies

What are a recipient family's work-related activities requirements?
Activities exemptions
Activities requirements
Activities sanctions
Minor parent activities and bonuses
Components

How long can a family receive benefits?
Time limits

What happens after a family no longer receives benefits?
Transitional benefits

Categories Not Captured in the WRD