Who is eligible for subsidy?
The family’s eligibility for a child day care subsidy is based on the need for care, service unit size and household gross income. The household must be programmatically eligible and financially eligible and must also use an eligible provider. Households with working parents and gross household income under the maximum allowed for the service unit size may be eligible for help with day care payments. Please refer to the eligibility standards chart below to see whether you may be financially eligible. Some households are guaranteed help with child day care payments. Who is programmatically eligible? The parent or caretaker relative must require child day care in order to pursue a necessary and approved plan of self support. The children for whom subsidy is authorized must be in this country legally. Who is guaranteed help with child day care? Day care subsidy is guaranteed to Temporary Assistance recipients who need day care in order to work at a job leading to self-sufficiency or to pa
