Child Welfare Service (CWS) Eligibility – Children who are not eligible for Title IV-

Child Welfare Service (CWS) Eligibility – Children who are not eligible for Title IV- E foster care payments will have their needs tested to determine eligibility for foster care payments to be made from Title IV-B, CWS funds. If the criteria for CWS eligibility are met, the child will be eligible for foster care payment to be made from CWS funds: 1. Must be in the custody of MDCPS and under eighteen (18) years of age if the court order is by the youth court or under twenty-one (21) years of age if the order is by the chancery court. 2. Must be placed in an approved resource home or child caring facility. 3. Own unearned income must not be over the amount of the board payment for his/her age group. 4. Cannot have resources which exceed $10,000.