TOC-Appendix X Economically Disadvantaged Eligibility Requirements ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS I. Definitions The economic eligibility standards set in this section apply only at the time of application to the Corps. Once admitted, a participant may continue to receive supportive services, as needed, even if the family income rises above the current eligibility standards. In the case of student financial assistance, however, limitations caused by financial need shall apply. A. The student’s family is the recipient of: 1) Family Assistance Program Aid; or 2) Safety Net Assistance through the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, or a county department of social services; or 3) family day-care payments through the New York State Office of Children and Family Assistance, or a county department of social services. B. For the purpose of TOC, an individual is economically disadvantaged if he or she is a member of: a household supported by one parent if dependent, by the student or by a spouse if independent, whose total annual income is not more than the applicable amount listed in the table below; or a household supported solely by one member thereof who works for two or more employers with a total annual income which does not exceed the applicable amount set forth in the following table by more than $2,630; or a household supported by more than one worker (parents if dependent, student and spouse if independent) in which the total annual income does not exceed the applicable amount listed in the table below by more than $5,250; or a household supported by one (parent if dependent, student if independent) worker who is the sole support of a one-parent family in which the total annual income does not exceed the applicable amount listed in the table below by more than $5,250. For the purpose of this subdivision, the number of members of a household shall be determined by ascertaining the number of individuals living in the student's residence who are economically dependent on the income supporting the student. Note: Income refers to all taxable and nontaxable funds received for support of the household in the calendar year prior to the academic year for which participation is sought. Household members include all individuals living therein who are dependent upon that income.
TOC-Appendix X Economically Disadvantaged Eligibility Requirements ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS I. Definitions The economic eligibility standards set in this section apply only at the time of application to the Corps. Once admitted, a participant may continue to receive supportive services, as needed, even if the family income rises above the current eligibility standards. In the case of student financial assistance, however, limitations caused by financial need shall apply. A. The student’s family is the recipient of: 1) Family Assistance Program Aid; or 2) Safety Net Assistance through the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, or a county department of social services; or 3) family day-care payments through the New York State Office of Children and Family Assistance, or a county department of social services. B. For the purpose of TOC, an individual is economically disadvantaged if he or she is a member of: a household supported by one parent if dependent, by the student or by a spouse if independent, whose total annual income is not more than the applicable amount listed in the table below; or a household supported solely by one member thereof who works for two or more employers with a total annual income which does not exceed the applicable amount set forth in the following table by more than $2,630; or a household supported by more than one worker (parents if dependent, student and spouse if independent) in which the total annual income does not exceed the applicable amount listed in the table below by more than $5,250; or a household supported by one worker (parent if dependent, student if independent) who is the sole support of a one-parent family in which the total annual income does not exceed the applicable amount listed in the table below by more than $5,250. For the purpose of this subdivision, the number of members of a household shall be determined by ascertaining the number of individuals living in the student's residence who are economically dependent on the income supporting the student. Note: Income refers to all taxable and nontaxable funds received for support of the household in the calendar year prior to the academic year for which participation is sought. Household members include all individuals living therein who are dependent upon that income.
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