§ 50-33-03 — Available benefits

North Dakota § 50-33-03

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 50: Public Welfare
• Ch. 50-33: Child Care Assistance

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1. The department shall pay child care costs required as a result of participation in
allowable activities by the eligible caretaker in a temporary assistance for needy
families household or diversion assistance household. The department shall pay a
portion of child care costs required as a result of participation in allowable activities by
the caretaker based on family size and countable income by applying a sliding fee
schedule established under rules to be adopted by the department.
2. Subject to the availability of funding, the department may expand child care assistance
to include an eligible caretaker who is attending a postsecondary education program in
pursuit of a one-year, two-year, or four-year degree or certificate. If a child care
assistance unit includes two parents, child care assistance may be paid with respect to
any child only during times that both parents are engaged in an allowable activity.