Administrative Code Provisions | Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.08.010 | 2018
01. Agency Error. A benefit error caused by the Department's action or failure to act. Effective Date (7-1-12)
02. Applicant. An individual who applies for Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho. Effective Date (7-1-98)
03. Assistance. Cash payments, vouchers, and other benefits designed to meet a family's ongoing basic needs. Assistance includes recurring benefits, such as transportation and child care, conditioned on participation in work activities. Effective Date (3-30-01)
04. Caretaker Relative. An adult specified relative other than parents who have an eligible related child residing with them and who are responsible for the child's care. Effective Date (5-8-09)
05. Claim Determination. The action taken by the Department establishing the household's liability for repayment when a TAFI overpayment occurs. Effective Date (7-1-12)
06. Department. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Effective Date (7-1-98)
07. Dependent Child. A child under the age of eighteen (18), or under the age of nineteen (19) and attending, full time, a secondary school or the equivalent level of vocational or technical training. Effective Date (3-30-01)
08. Earned Income. Cash or in-kind payment derived from employment or self-employment. Receipt of a service, benefit or durable goods instead of wages is in-kind income. Earned income is gross earnings before deductions for taxes or any other purposes. Effective Date (7-1-98)
09. Family. A family is an eligible individual or group of eligible individuals living in a common residence, whose income and resources are considered in determining eligibility. Spouses living together in a common residence are considered a family. Unrelated adults who are the parents of a common child are considered a family. Adult relatives who reside together are considered separate families. Unrelated families living in a common residence are considered separate families. Effective Date (3-30-01)
10. Good Cause. The conduct of a reasonably prudent person in the same or similar circumstances, unless otherwise defined in these rules. Effective Date (7-1-98)
11. Household. A unit of eligible individuals that includes parents and step-parents, or may include caretaker relatives who have an eligible child residing with them. Effective Date (7-1-12)
12. Inadvertent Household Error (IHE). A benefit error caused unintentionally by the household. Effective Date (7-1-12)
13. Noncustodial Parent. A parent legally responsible for the support of a dependent minor child, who does not live in the same household as the child. Effective Date (3-30-01)
14. Parent. The mother or father of the dependent child. In Idaho, a man is presumed to be the child's father if he is married to the child's mother at the time of conception or at the time of the child's birth. Effective Date (7-1-98)
15. Participant. An individual who has signed a Personal Responsibility Contract. Effective Date (7-1-98)
16. Personal Responsibility Contract (PRC). An agreement negotiated between a family and the Department that is intended to result in self-reliance. Effective Date (7-1-98)
17. Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho (TAFI). Idaho's family assistance program. TAFI replaced the Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) program. Effective Date (3-30-01)
18. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The Federal block grant provided to Idaho and used to fund TAFI. TANF funds other programs and services, including career enhancement and emergency assistance. Effective Date (3-30-01)
19. Unearned Income. Income received from sources other than employment or self-employment, such as Social Security, unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation. Effective Date (7-1-98)
20. Step-Parent. An individual in the TAFI household who is married to the parent of an eligible child when there are no children in common. Effective Date (7-1-12)