Definitions

01. Agency Error. A benefit error caused by the Department’s action or failure to act. (3-17-22) 02. Applicant. An individual who applies for Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho. (3-17-22) 03. Assistance. Cash payments, vouchers, and other benefits designed to meet a household’s ongoin g basic needs. Assistance includes recurring benefits, such as transportation and child care, conditioned on participatio n in work activities. (3-17-22) 04. Caretaker Relative. An adult who is a specified relative, other than parents, who has an eligibl e related child residing with them and who is responsible for the child’s care. Only one (1) child in the household mus t be related to one (1) of the following specified relatives: brother, sister, aunt/great aunt, uncle/great uncle , grandparent/great grandparent, nephew, niece, cousin, any one (1) of these relationships by half-blood, a step-sibling , or a spouse of a relative by marriage, even if the marriage has ended. (3-17-22) 05. Department. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. (3-17-22) 06. Dependent Child. A child under the age of eighteen (18). (3-17-22) 07. Good Cause. The conduct of a reasonably prudent person in the same or similar circumstances , unless otherwise defined in these rules. (3-17-22) 08. Household. A unit of eligible individuals that includes parents, or may include caretaker relative s who have an eligible child residing with them. (3-17-22) 09. Inadvertent Household Error (IHE). A benefit error caused unintentionally by the household. (3-17-22) 10. 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. (3-17-22) 11. Parent. The mother/step-mother or father/step-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 th e child’s birth. (3-17-22) 12. Participant. An individual who has signed a Personal Responsibility Contract. (3-17-22) 13. Personal Responsibility Contract (PRC). An agreement negotiated between a household and th e Department that is intended to result in self-reliance. (3-17-22)