Striker

Exempt Strikers

The following individuals are not considered strikers and are therefore eligible for Cash Assistance:

1. Employees unable to work as a result of striking employees OR
2. Employees who are not part of the bargaining unit on strike who do not want to cross the picket line due to fear of personal injury or death OR
3. Employee affected by a lock out OR

Parent on Strike

1. Household is ineligible for Cash Assistance for any month in which a natural or adoptive parent is, on the last day of that month, participating in a strike AND
2. Parent is not a non-parent caretaker relative to any children in the assistance unit.

Non-Parent Caretaker Relative on Strike

1. Individual is the non-parent caretaker relative of a child in the assistance unit AND
2. Individual is not a parent of any children in the assistance unit AND
3. Non-parent caretaker relative is participating in a strike on the last day of the month and only non-parent caretaker relative is ineligible for Cash Assistance for that month and their income and resources are not counted and they are not included in the household size AND
4. Children for whom the individual is a non-parent caretaker relative are eligible on their own.

Caretaker Relative on Strike

1. Individual is the non-parent caretaker relative of a child in the assistance unit AND
2. Individual is also a parent of a child or children in the assistance unit AND
3. Individual is participating in a strike on the last day of the month AND
4. Caretaker relative and the caretaker relatives natural or adopted children are ineligible for Cash Assistance for that month and their income and resources are not counted and they are not included in the household size AND
5. Children for whom the caretaker relative is a non-parent caretaker relative are eligible on their own.