Cash Assistance Introduction

The Cash Assistance Program is a program that provides Cash Assistance to needy families with dependent children.

Under the Cash Assistance program individuals are entitled to a maximum of 60 months of benefits within their lifetime and there is a component requiring clients to attempt to find employment. Unmarried minor parents have to live with a responsible adult or guardian unless good cause is established. Paternity of children must be established in order to receive benefits. The program aims to get people off the temporary assistance, primarily by getting them into jobs.

Cúram Income Support Cash Assistance provides eligibility determination for households based on financial and non-financial factors. The information required to determine program eligibility is captured as evidence. This evidence is assessed against a set of business rules to determine whether or not the household is eligible for Cash Assistance.

The following rules must be satisfied:

• The household member must satisfy the Non Financial Requirements

• The household must satisfy the Household Composition Rules or the Household Composition – Special Household Circumstances AND

• The household satisfies the Household Determination rules AND

• The following Program Eligibility rules must be met by the individual:
  • Must not be a striker AND
  • Must meet the Federal Time Limit rules

• The household must satisfy the Resource Test AND

• The household must satisfy the Income Test