441—187.11 (234) Eligibility. A monthly stipend may be provided to a youth receiving aftercare services who left foster care after May 1, 2006, and who meets all of the following criteria:
	 187.11(1) Ineligibility for foster care. The youth must be ineligible for voluntary foster care placement under 441—Chapter 202.
	 187.11(2) Foster care experience. The youth must:
	  a.   	 Leave foster care paid for by the state under Iowa Code section 234.35 on or after the youth’s eighteenth birthday; and
	  b.   	 Have been in foster care paid for by the state under Iowa Code section 234.35 in at least 6 of the last 12 months before the youth left foster care.
	 187.11(3) Living arrangement. The youth must have a living arrangement other than a parent’s home, which may include a former foster family, an apartment, a college dormitory, or another approved arrangement. The program administrator or designee is responsible for approving the living arrangement.
	 187.11(4) Activity. The youth must be engaged in or actively pursuing full-time activity comprised of one or more of the following:
	  a.   	 Enrollment in a postsecondary educational training program or work training;
	  b.   	 Employment for an average of 25 hours or more per week; or
	  c.   	 School or program attendance leading to a high school diploma or GED.
	 187.11(5) Financial need. Initial and ongoing eligibility shall be based on the youth’s income and need as determined according to rule 441—187.12(234).