Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-01-47-.02 - RESIDENCE

(1) As a condition of eligibility to receive benefits, an AG must reside in Tennessee. The Families First application is to be filed in the county of residence for processing purposes.

(2) No individual may receive benefits as a member of more than one assistance group or in more than one county or state within the same month. There is no durational residence requirement for Families First.

(a) Definition of a Resident

1. For the purpose of the Families First Program, a resident is defined as one who:

(i) Is living in the state (or county) voluntarily with the intention of making his/her home here and not for a temporary purpose. A child is a resident of the state (or county) in which he/she is living other than on a temporary basis. (Persons in the state or county for visits or vacations are not residents.); or

(ii) Is living, at the time of application, in the state (or county), not receiving benefits from another locality, and who entered the state (or county) with a job commitment or to seek employment. For this purpose, a child is a resident of the state (or county) where the caretaker is a resident.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-01-47-.02

Original rule filed December 2, 1996; effective February 15, 1997.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201 et seq., 71-1-105, Public Acts of 1996, Chapter 950, and 45 CFR 233.40.