WAG 03: Nonfinancial Factors

WAG 03-01-00: Citizen/USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) Status – 04/18/2024 #MR 24.12
- WAG 03-01-01: Citizen/USCIS Status Declaration – 04/01/13 MR 13.10
  - WAG 03-01-01-a: Status Declaration for SNAP – 06/24/14 MR 14.17
  - WAG 03-01-01-b: Documentation of Citizenship – 06/22/15 MR 15.15
  - WAG 03-01-01-c: Documentation of Identity – 07/01/06 MR 11.04
- WAG 03-01-02: Meeting Citizen/USCIS Status (All Programs Except SNAP) – 10/22/2020 MR 20.22
  - WAG 03-01-02-a: U.S. Citizen – 01/05/2023 MR 23.03
  - WAG 03-01-02-b: Certain American Indians Born in Canada – 11/01/98
  - WAG 03-01-02-c: U.S. Veterans, Active Military Service, and Dependents – 03/01/97
  - WAG 03-01-02-d: Refugee/Asylee/Cuban-Haitian/ Amerasian/ Equivalent Status – 02/09/15 MR 15.06
  - WAG 03-01-02-e: Hmong or Highland Laotian Tribe Members – 11/01/98
  - WAG 03-01-02-f: Persons Granted Conditional Entry and Certain Parolees – 03/01/97
  - WAG 03-01-02-g: Person Lawfully Admitted for Permanent Residence – 04/10/12 MR 12.09
  - WAG 03-01-02-h: Noncitizen, Age 65 or Older, Determined – 11/23/98
  - WAG 03-01-02-i: Abused Noncitizen Spouses, their Children and Parents – 01/05/2023 MR 23.03
  - WAG 03-01-02-j: Noncitizen Children who are Lawfully Present in the U.S. (All Kids) – 04/10/12 MR 12.09
  - WAG 03-01-02-k: Other Noncitizen Children (All Kids) – 05/12/15 MR 15.13
- WAG 03-01-03: Meeting Citizen/INS Status (FS) – 06/01/02
  - WAG 03-01-03-a: U.S. Citizen – 03/01/97
  - WAG 03-01-03-b: Certain American Indians Born in Canada – 11/10/98
  - WAG 03-01-03-c: Refugee/Asylee/Cuban-Haitian/ Amerasian/Victims of Trafficking/Equivalent Status – 02/09/15 MR 15.05
  - WAG 03-01-03-d: Hmong or Highland Laotian Tribe Members – 04/01/03
  - WAG 03-01-03-e: Noncitizen Who Lived in the U.S. for 5 Years – 06/27/19 MR #19.10
  - WAG 03-01-03-f: Noncitizen Who Has Not Lived in the U.S. for 5 Years – 06/04/10 MR 10.17
  - WAG 03-01-03-g: Age 65 on 8/22/96 – 10/01/03
- WAG 03-01-04: Other Noncitizens (Medical) – 01/04/99
  - WAG 03-01-04-a: Asylum Applicants and Torture Victims (Medical) – 11/30/11 MR 11.28
  - WAG 03-01-04-b: Non-Citizen Victims of Trafficking, Torture or Other Serious Crimes (Medical) – 12/13/17 MR# 17.19
  - WAG 03-01-04-c: Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIA) – 04/18/2024 #MR 24.12
  - WAG 03-01-04-d: Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors (HBIS) – 2024 04 18 MR #24.12
- WAG 03-01-05: Verification of USCIS Status Through SAVE – 08/01/05 MR 05.29
  - WAG 03-01-05-a: USCIS Documentation – 08/01/05 MR 05.29
  - WAG 03-01-05-b: When to Use SAVE – 10/08/08 MR 08.30
  - WAG 03-01-05-c: Appeals Based on SAVE – 08/01/05 MR 05.29
- WAG 03-01-06: Using the SAVE System – 08/01/05 MR 05.29
  - WAG 03-01-06-a: System Access – 08/01/05 MR 05.29
  - WAG 03-01-06-b: System Functions – 08/01/05 MR 05.29
  - WAG 03-01-06-c: Initial Verification – 08/01/05 MR 05.29
  - WAG 03-01-06-d: Additional Verification – 08/01/05 MR 05.29
  - WAG 03-01-06-e: Additional Verification Results – 08/01/05 MR 05.29
- WAG 03-01-07: Statements for USCIS – 03/01/97 MR 05.29
  - WAG 03-01-07-a: Statement of No Debt – 07/01/97 MR 05.29
  - WAG 03-01-07-b: Statement of Receipt/ Non-receipt of Benefits – 01/04/99 MR 05.29
WAG 03-02-00: Residence – 01/22/2020 MR 20.03
- WAG 03-02-01: TANF, ACA Adult, Family Health Plans, Family Planning and Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIA) – 04/18/2024 MR #24.12
- WAG 03-02-02: AABD Cash; AABD Medical; Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors (HBIS) – 04/18/2024 MR #24.12
- WAG 03-02-03: SNAP – 07/27/98
  - WAG 03-02-03-a: Proof of Residence – MR 19.05 03/27/19
  - WAG 03-02-03-b: Persons Who Move from Another State – 04/19/10 MR 10.08
  - WAG 03-02-03-c: Temporary Absence (SNAP) – MR 19.05 03/27/19
WAG 03-03-00: Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) – 03/01/97
- WAG 03-03-01: SSI and TANF – 11/01/00
- WAG 03-03-02: SSI and AABD Cash – 01/31/11 MR 11.02
- WAG 03-03-03: Reserved – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
- WAG 03-03-04: Reserved – 04/22/14 MR 14.12
- WAG 03-03-05: Paying for Psychological or Psychiatric Examinations – 04/22/14 MR 14.12
WAG 03-04-00: Age and Student Status – 09/04/2020 MR #20.18
- WAG 03-04-01: Age (AABD, HBIS) – 04/18/2024 MR #24.12
- WAG 03-04-02: Age and Student Status (TANF, FHP) – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
  - WAG 03-04-02-a: Student Status (TANF) – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
  - WAG 03-04-02-b: Full-time School (TANF) – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
- WAG 03-04-03: Students of Higher Education (SNAP) – 07/01/02
  - WAG 03-04-03-a: Definition of Student of Higher Education – 03/01/97
  - WAG 03-04-03-b: Eligible Students of Higher Education – 05/30/2023 MR #23.18
- WAG 03-04-05 – 12/07/2022 MR #22.28
WAG 03-05-00: Living With A Caretaker Relative (TANF, All Kids) – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
- WAG 03-05-01: Caretaker Relative – 06/22/15 MR 15.15
  - WAG 03-05-01-a: Father of Child Born Out of Wedlock/Civil Union – 06/22/15 MR 15.15
  - WAG 03-05-01-b: Alleged Father Applies (TANF Cash) – 04/22/14 MR 14.12
  - WAG 03-05-01-c: Paternal Relatives of Child Born Out of Wedlock/Civil Union – 06/09/14 MR 14.15
  - WAG 03-05-01-d: Other Close Relatives – 03/01/97
  - WAG 03-05-01-e: Kinship Definitions – 03/01/97
- WAG 03-05-02: Child Living With Guardian (GA-FCA) – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
- WAG 03-05-03: – 03/01/97
  - WAG 03-05-03-a: Joint Custody – 07/01/97
  - WAG 03-05-03-b: Verifying – 07/01/97
  - WAG 03-05-03-c: Primary Sources to Verify "Living With" – 07/01/97
- WAG 03-05-04: Absence of Adult – 07/01/97
  - WAG 03-05-04-a: Temporary Absence – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
  - WAG 03-05-04-b: Non-legal Separation (Desertion) – 07/01/97
- WAG 03-05-05: Absence of Child – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
- WAG 03-05-06: Person Under Age 19 Not Living With a Caretaker Relative (94R) – 09/01/00
WAG 03-06-00: TANF Cash 60-Month Limit – 12/01/03
- WAG 03-06-01: Months Counted in Illinois – 07/01/97
  - WAG 03-06-01-a: Adults Under Age 18 – 07/01/97
  - WAG 03-06-01-b: Definition of Work – 04/26/11 MR 11.08
  - WAG 03-06-01-c: Hours of Work – 04/22/14 MR 14.12
  - WAG 03-06-01-d: Degree Programs – 04/23/12 MR 12.10
  - WAG 03-06-01-e: Medically Fragile Technologically Dependent (MFTD) Waiver – 10/16/14 MR 14.27
  - WAG 03-06-01-f: Family Care Barrier – 12/01/03
  - WAG 03-06-01-g: Reserved – 03/14/06 (MR 06.10)
  - WAG 03-06-01-h: Family Violence Exclusion – 07/01/10 MR 10.20
- WAG 03-06-02: Months Counted in Other States – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
- WAG 03-06-03: TANF Counter – 11/01/02
  - WAG 03-06-03-a: Monthly Update – 10/16/14 MR 14.27
  - WAG 03-06-03-b: TANF Tracking Inquiry System – 05/01/00
  - WAG 03-06-03-c: System Entry of Counter – 05/01/00
  - WAG 03-06-03-d: Changing the Counter – 02/11/02
- WAG 03-06-04: Effect of the 60-month Limit – 12/01/03
  - WAG 03-06-04-a: Parent of All Children and Adult-only Cases – 11/01/02
  - WAG 03-06-04-b: Not Parent of Any Child in Case – 02/11/02
  - WAG 03-06-04-c: Combination Cases – 12/01/03
  - WAG 03-06-04-d: Filing Unit and Case Composition – 03/13/02
- WAG 03-06-05: Exceptions to the 60-month Limit – 12/01/03
  - WAG 03-06-05-a: Exception Reasons – 10/16/14 MR 14.27
  - WAG 03-06-05-b: Notifying the Client of Exception Policy – 02/11/02
  - WAG 03-06-05-c: Filing an Exception Request – 02/28/14 MR 14.07
  - WAG 03-06-05-d: Processing an Exception Request – 11/22/13 MR 13.25
  - WAG 03-06-05-e: Exception Request Approved – 07/01/12 MR 12.15
  - WAG 03-06-05-f: Exception Request Denied – 12/01/03
  - WAG 03-06-05-g: Review of Exception – 12/01/03
  - WAG 03-06-05-h: 3-Month Extension – 12/01/03
  - WAG 03-06-05-i: Person with Exception Reason Removed – 02/11/02
  - WAG 03-06-05-j: Appeals – 12/01/03
WAG 03-07-00: Blindness (AABD) – 07/19/12 MR 12.20
- WAG 03-07-01: Establishing Blindness – 11/10/11 MR 11/10/11
- WAG 03-07-02: Reviewing a CAU Finding – 03/01/97
- WAG 03-07-03: Loss of SSA or SSI Benefits – 03/01/97
WAG 03-08-00: Disability (AABD) – 07/19/12 MR 12.20
- WAG 03-08-01: Establishing Disability – 07/18/07 MR 10.05
- WAG 03-08-02: Reviewing a CAU Finding – 02/01/05
- WAG 03-08-03: Loss of SSA or SSI Benefits – 03/01/97
WAG 03-09-00: Reserved – 04/22/14 MR 14.12
WAG 03-10-00: Institutional Status (AABD) – 03/01/97
- WAG 03-10-01: Prisons and Jails – 03/01/97
- WAG 03-10-02: Public Residential Facilities and Schools – 03/01/97
- WAG 03-10-03: Private Long Term Care Facilities – 03/01/97
  - WAG 03-10-03-a: Residents with All Their Needs Covered – 03/01/97
- WAG 03-10-04: Residents of Facilities That Do Not Comply With HFS Policy – 03/01/97
WAG 03-11-00: Social Security Numbers – 07/01/98
- WAG 03-11-01: Social Security Number Policy – 10/22/2020 MR 20.22
  - WAG 03-11-01-a: Enumeration at Birth (EAB) – 10/01/03
  - WAG 03-11-01-b: Validating the SSN – 10/22/2020 MR 20.22
  - WAG 03-11-01-c: SSN Requirements at Application (Cash and Medical) – 10/22/2020 MR 20.22
  - WAG 03-11-01-d: Client Reports Non-Receipt of Social Security Card – 10/22/2020 MR 20.22
  - WAG 03-11-01-e: Clients with Multiple SSNs – 10/22/2020 MR 20.22
  - WAG 03-11-01-f: Transferred Cases – 03/01/97
  - WAG 03-11-01-g: SSN Policy at REDE – 12/06/10 MR 10.31
- WAG 03-11-02: Effect of SSN Policy on FS Applications – 01/01/03
- WAG 03-11-03: Good Cause for Failure to Provide an SSN (FS) – 03/01/97
- WAG 03-11-04: Failure to Comply With SSN Policy – 11/22/13 MR 13.25
- WAG 03-11-05: Obtaining an SSN for a New Unit Member – 09/01/00
  - WAG 03-11-05-a: Adding Newborns – 07/29/98
WAG 03-12-00: Eligibility of Strikers (TANF, SNAP) – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
- WAG 03-12-01: Effect of Strike on TANF Eligibility – 07/01/97
- WAG 03-12-02: Reserved – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
- WAG 03-12-03: Effect of Strike on FS Eligibility – 03/01/97
- WAG 03-12-04: Eligible Unit With Striker (TANF, FS) – 09/14/98
- WAG 03-12-05: Figuring Eligibility (TANF, FS) – 09/14/98
- WAG 03-12-06: Work Provisions (FS) – 06/01/02
WAG 03-13-00: TANF General Activity Compliance Requirements – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
- WAG 03-13-01: Work-Eligible Person - Activity Compliance Requirements – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-01-a: Participation Target – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-01-b: FLSA and Deeming – 11/14/2024 MR #24.28
  - WAG 03-13-01-c: Supervision, Reporting and Verifying Hours of Participation – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-01-d: Holiday Hours – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-01-e: TANF State Participation Rate – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
- WAG 03-13-02: Exempt Person - Activity Compliance Requirement – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-02-a: Determination of Caring for Child Under Age 1 – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-02-b: Determination of Medical Barrier – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-02-c: Determination of Family Care Barrier – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-02-d: Determination of MFTD Children's Waiver – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-02-e: Determination of Family Violence Exclusion – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
- WAG 03-13-03: Teen Parent - Activity Compliance Requirement – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
- WAG 03-13-04: Penalty for Refusal or Failure to Comply – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-04-a: Good Cause – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-04-b: Reconciliation Process – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-04-c: Activity Sanctions – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
    - WAG 03-13-04-c-1: Activity Sanction Reasons – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
    - WAG 03-13-04-c-2: More Than One Sanction at the Same Time – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
    - WAG 03-13-04-c-3: Repealing a Sanction – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
    - WAG 03-13-04-c-4: Sanction in Effect More Than 3 Months – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
    - WAG 03-13-04-c-5: Appealing a Sanction – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
    - WAG 03-13-04-c-6: Ending a Sanction – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
- WAG 03-13-05: Intensive Case Review – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-05-a: Preparation for the Client Interview – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-05-b: Client Interview – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-05-c: Multi-disciplinary Staffing (MDS) – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
  - WAG 03-13-05-d: Follow-up Meeting – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
- WAG 03-13-06: Case Management Contacts – 07/08/15 - MR 15.17
WAG 03-14-00: EBT Use Restrictions (TANF) – 09/18/14 MR 14.25
WAG 03-15-00: Work Provisions and Sanctions (SNAP) – 06/01/02
- WAG 03-15-01: Work Provisions – 11/09/2022 MR #22.22
- WAG 03-15-02: Persons Exempt from the Work Provisions – 12/18/2023 MR #23.35
- WAG 03-15-03: Allowable Job Quit – 06/01/02
- WAG 03-15-04: Allowable Reduction in Work Hours – 04/19/10
- WAG 03-15-05: Good Cause Reasons – 06/01/02
- WAG 03-15-06: Proving Voluntary Quit – 06/01/02
- WAG 03-15-07: Length of the Sanction – 06/01/02
- WAG 03-15-08: Imposing the Sanction – 11/09/2022 MR #22.22
  - WAG 03-15-08-a: At Application – 07/19/2022 MR #22.13
  - WAG 03-15-08-b: During the Approval Period – 11/09/2022 MR #22.22
- WAG 03-15-09: Ending a Sanction – 11/09/2022 MR #22.22
  - WAG 03-15-09-a: Ending a Sanction Early – 11/09/2022 MR #22.22
  - WAG 03-15-09-b: Ending a Sanction When the Period Ends – 11/09/2022 MR #22.22
- WAG 03-15-10: Strikers – 06/01/02
WAG 03-16-00: Reserved – 06/01/02
WAG 03-17-00: Reserved – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
WAG 03-18-00: Reserved – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
WAG 03-19-00: Medical Support Rights (TANF, AABD Cash, Medical) – 04/18/2024 MR #24.12
- WAG 03-19-01: Cooperation Requirements – 07/01/97
- WAG 03-19-02: Exempt from Cooperating – 03/01/97
- WAG 03-19-03: Noncooperation – 01/01/03
- WAG 03-19-04: Agreeing to Cooperate – 07/01/97
WAG 03-20-00: Fraud (AABD Cash) – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
- WAG 03-20-01: Fraud of $10,000 or More – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
- WAG 03-20-02: Fraud of Less Than $10,000 – 03/01/97
WAG 03-21-00: Reserved – 02/01/02
WAG 03-22-00: School Attendance Initiative (TANF Cash) – 07/01/97
- WAG 03-22-01: Elementary School Responsibilities – 03/01/97
  - WAG 03-22-01-a: Preliminary Notice – 03/01/97
  - WAG 03-22-01-b: School Referrals – 03/01/97
- WAG 03-22-02: Community Agencies – 03/01/97
- WAG 03-22-03: Protective Payee – 03/01/97
- WAG 03-22-04: Sanctions – 07/01/97
  - WAG 03-22-04-a: Applying the Sanction – 05/01/00
  - WAG 03-22-04-b: Removing a Sanction – 08/03/98
  - WAG 03-22-04-c: Sanctions In Effect More Than 3 Months – 05/01/00
- WAG 03-22-05: Changing Schools – 08/03/98
- WAG 03-22-06: Appeals – 08/03/98
WAG 03-23-00: Convicted Persons and Persons Fleeing the Law – 12/31/98
- WAG 03-23-01: Incarcerated Persons – 05/09/19 MR 19.08
- WAG 03-23-04: Convicted of Misrepresenting an Address (Cash, FS) – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
- WAG 03-23-05: Fugitive Felons and Probation/Parole Violators (Cash, SNAP) – 08/17/17 MR# 17.15
- WAG 03-23-06: Criminal Violation of Public Aid Code or Similar Law (Cash) – 07/01/13 MR 13.16
WAG 03-24-00: Reserved – 12/31/98
WAG 03-25-00: SNAP Work Requirement – 10/09/2024 MR #24.23
- WAG 03-25-01: Who Must Meet the Work Requirement – 10/09/2024 MR #24.23
  - WAG 03-25-01-a: SNAP Work Rules Notice – 09/15/2022 MR #22.19
- WAG 03-25-02: Eligibility Limits – 10/09/2024 MR #24.23
  - WAG 03-25-02-a ABAWD Time Limit Clock – 10/09/2024 MR #24.23
- WAG 03-25-03: Regaining Eligibility – 10/09/2024 MR #24.23
  - WAG 03-25-03-a: Additional 3 Consecutive Months of SNAP – 01/12/2021 MR #21.03
- WAG 03-25-04: Other Ways to Become Eligible for Benefits – 01/01/00
- WAG 03-25-05: How to Meet the Work Requirement – 10/09/2024 MR #24.23
  - WAG 03-25-05-a: Community Service – 05/20/2024 MR #24.13
  - WAG 03-25-05-b: Community Workfare – 11/14/2024 MR #24.28
- WAG 03-25-06: How a Change in Work Status Affects Eligibility – 10/09/2024 MR #24.23