Section 121.76  Categorically Eligible Households

a)         A categorically eligible household is:

1)         A household in which all members are authorized to receive TANF or SSI, including SSI cases in recoupment or suspension status.  These households are not subject to:

A)        asset limits (see Section 121.57); or

B)        gross or net income limits (see Section 121.60 and Section 121.61).

2)         A household that receives a TANF funded brochure, Guide to Services, that provides information and referrals to other services for which a household may qualify.  This brochure is provided at application and annually thereafter.  Through receipt of this TANF funded service, households with an elderly, blind, or disabled member, as defined in Section 121.61(a)(1)(A) through (L), whose total gross income is at or below 200% of the nonfarm income poverty guidelines and for all other households whose total gross income is at or below 165% are considered categorically eligible.  These categorically eligible households are not subject to:

A)        asset limits (see Section 121.57); or

B)        net income limits (see Section 121.60).

b)         Categorical eligibility does not apply to the following:

1)         a household in which a member is disqualified for an Intentional Program Violation or a sanction for failure to comply with work provisions; or

2)         any household in which a cash prize lottery or gambling winning of more than $4,250 (before taxes or other amounts are withheld) is won in a single game.

(Source:  Peremptory Amendment at 46 Ill. Reg. 17125, effective October 3, 2022)