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3.360.35  Child Support is Not Countable Income  [Eff. 10/1/06]
Child support received by the OAP applicant for a legally dependant child is not considered income to the OAP applicant or recipient.
3.360.36  TANF/Colorado Works Benefits  [Eff. 10/1/06]
An OAP applicant or recipient with a dependant child is required to apply for and accept TANF/Colorado Works financial benefits, if eligible.
A grandparent or any other relative caretaker is not required to be a member of the TANF/Colorado Works case when the child is not a legal dependant. The funds received for the support of a child are not used in determining the relative caretaker's eligibility for OAP benefits.
A TANF/Colorado Works case may be denied or discontinued because of a sanction or disqualification. The applicant or recipient shall be ineligible for OAP benefits until the sanction or disqualification is removed and all TANF/Colorado Works benefits have been accessed. A TANF/Colorado Works recipient is not required to apply for the sixty month extension to be potentially eligible for OAP benefits.

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3.400.18  Eligibility for Other State or Federal Income Assistance Programs  [Rev. eff. 10/1/06]
An applicant or recipient eligible for other State or Federal income assistance programs (e.g., Colorado Works) shall pursue and exhaust eligibility in those programs prior to becoming eligible for State Aid to the Needy Disabled or State Aid to the Blind. Any existing sanction or disqualification, as defined by the program imposing the sanction or disqualification, will deem the applicant or recipient ineligible for State AND/AB. If the applicant's or recipient's income is over the limit for other State or Federal programs and the grant payment from the State or Federal program(s) is in excess of the State AND/AB maximum grant, the applicant's or recipient's income shall be considered over the limit for State AND/AB and the applicant or recipient will, therefore, be ineligible for State AND/AB.
A grandparent or any other relative caretaker is not required to be a member of the TANF/Colorado Works case when the child is not a legal dependant. The funds received for the support of a child are not used in determining the relative caretaker's eligibility for State AND/AB or AND/AB/SSI-CS benefits. A TANF/Colorado Works recipient is not required to apply for the sixty month extension to be potentially eligible for State AND/AB or AND/AB/SSI-CS benefits.
3.400.19  Child Support is Not Countable Income  [Eff. 10/1/06]
Child support received by the State AND/AB or AND/AB/SSI-CS applicant for a legally dependant child is not considered income to the State AND/AB or AND/AB/SSI-CS applicant or recipient.