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This is the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Policy Manual issued by the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS), effective October 1, 2022 (Volume 60). The manual provides comprehensive guidance for administering TANF benefits and work program requirements across all South Carolina counties. The policy manual establishes detailed procedures for application processing, eligibility determination, benefit calculation, work program participation, case management, time limits, and administrative appeals. The document addresses applicant support services, child care assistance during the application period, initial job search requirements, and verification protocols. Key elements include the establishment of benefit groups, treatment of resources and income, budgeting procedures, redetermination processes, and sanctions for non-compliance with work requirements. The manual specifies that TANF recipients are subject to both state time limits (24 months in a 10-year period) and federal time limits (60 months lifetime), with exceptions available for certain circumstances including disability, caregiving responsibilities, domestic violence, and child care unavailability.

The policy establishes that TANF cash benefits are limited based on federal poverty guidelines with monthly need standards ranging from $566 for a single-person household to $1,942 for an eight-person household as of October 2022. Work program participation requirements mandate 20 hours per week for single parents with children under age six and 30 hours per week for other families, with countable activities including employment, job search, job readiness, vocational training, work experience, community service, and on-the-job training. The manual incorporates provisions for vulnerable populations, including minors, pregnant individuals, domestic violence victims, and those with disabilities or incapacity lasting 90 days or more. Administrative procedures include fair hearing rights, recipient claims processing for overpayments and underpayments, recoupment methods, and coordination with related programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Child Support Services Division (CSSD), Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), and the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS). The manual emphasizes non-discrimination, civil rights compliance, confidentiality protections, and services for limited English proficiency clients and sensory-impaired individuals.

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SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Policy Manual

VOLUME 60

TANF POLICY MANUAL

Please email all out of state inquiries for SNAP and/or TANF to:

SCDSSVerify@dss.sc.gov.

Subject line should read: ‘Out of State Inquiry from ‘name of state’.

We will be unable to process your request without the following information:

1. Individual’s name, SS#, and current address

OR

2. Individual’s name, last four digits of the SS#, date of birth, and current address

If unable to email, please fax inquires to 803-898-1214, ATTN: Program Support.

Fraud and PARIS matches: Send to Keshawn Jacobs at keshawn.jacobs@dss.sc.gov

Medicaid Inquiries: Contact SC Dept. of Health and Human Services at 888-549-0820.

Press #1 for English, #1 for caseworker feedback, and #2 to speak with a representative.

©SC Department of Social Services | P. O. Box 1520 | Columbia, SC 29202-1520

VOLUME 60 | Effective OCTOBER 1, 2022

All revisions can be found in the What’s New Section

Volume mailto:SCDSSVerify@dss.sc.gov mailto:keshawn.jacobs@dss.sc.gov

South Carolina Department of Social Services Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Policy Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) 19

1.1 Legal Basis and Program Purpose

1. Federal Funding

2. Primary Goals of TANF

3. Program Purpose

1.2 Objectives of the TANF Program

1.3 Basic TANF Program Elements

1. Work Requirements

2. Benefit

3. Support Services

4. Child Support

5. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

6. Family Eligibility

7. Minor Parent

8. Financial Eligibility

9. Initial Job Search (IJS)

10. TANF Agreement

11. School Attendance

12. Family Life Skills

13. Time Limits

14. SNAP and TANF Cases with same BG Composition

15. SNAP and TANF Cases with different BG Composition

1.4 Limited English and Sensory Impaired Individuals

1. Responsibility of Initial Contact

2. Client Special Services Coordinator

3. Client History Information Profile (CHIP) Coding

4. Use of Interpreters

5. When to Provide Information

6. Case Record Documentation

7. Civil Rights Procedure

8. Time Frame

9. Display of Poster

10. Legal Rights of Adults with Learning Disabilities

1.5 Confidentiality and Program Compliance

1. Agency Volunteers

2. Public Information

3. Confidential Case Information

4. Disclosing Confidential Information

5. Retention of Records

6. Conflicts of Interest

7. Lifeline Assistance Program

CHAPTER 2 TANF APPLICATION PROCESS 27

2.1 General Application Process

1. Non-Discrimination Compliance

2. Required Application Forms

3. Application Covers All DSS Program Areas

4. Availability of Application

5. Legal Document Uses

6. Same Day Filing

7. Application Submission

8. Application Submission to County of Non Residence

9. Validity

10. Recording Filing Date

11. Application Not Filed in County of Residence

12. ES Worker Interview

13. Mailing Application

14. Assisting Applicant

15. Authorized Representative (AR)

16. Possible Benefits

2.2 Special Application Situations

2.3 Requirements of an Interview

1. The Interview:

2. Required Explanations During Interview

2.4 Applicant Support Services

1. Eligibility Criteria for Applicant Support Services

2. Victims of Domestic/Family Violence

3. Guidelines For Applicant Support Services

4. Prohibited Use of Applicant Support Services

5. Authorization/Approval Process

6. Completion of the DSS Form 1269

2.5 Applicant Child Care (ACC) Services

1. Eligibility Criteria for Applicant Child Care Services

2. Applicant Child Care (ACC)

3. Applicant Child Care (Up to 30 Days)

4. Authorization/Approval Process for ACC

5. Completion of the DSS Form 1269

2.6 Initial Job Search

1. Individuals not required to complete Initial Job Search

2. Failure to Complete Job Search

3. Documentation

4. Referral to DEW

2.7 Processing Period

1. Delay Cause

2. New Resident

3. Timeliness Standard

4. Prompt Application Processing

5. Exceptions to Timeliness Standards

6. Required Action

2.8 Disposition of Application

1. Eligible

2. Ineligible

3. Auto-Denial

2.9 Notice Standards

1. Approval Notice

2. Denial Notice

2.10 Accrual Rights

1. Ineligible First Month

2. Eligible First Month – Ineligible Subsequent Months

2.11 Benefit Use

2.12 Time Limit

2.13 Voter Registration

2.14 Confidentiality

2.15 Social Security Number Requirement

2.16 Child Support Assignment

1. Cooperation Requirements

2. Failure to Cooperate

3. Good Cause

2.17 Work and Training Requirements

2.18 Collateral Contacts

2.19 Verification

2.20 TANF Fraud Penalties

2.21 Reporting Requirements

1. Method of Report

2. Failure to Report

2.22 Fair Hearing Rights

1. Method of Requesting Fair Hearing

2. Time Frame for Requesting

2.23 General Verification and Documentation Criteria

2.24 Immunization Verification

2.25 Verification Responsibility

1. Documentary Evidence (Primary)

2. Collateral Contact (Secondary)

3. Collateral Documentation (Secondary)

2.26 Identification of Pregnant Individuals

1. CHIP Procedures

2. Monthly File - DHEC

CHAPTER 3 BENEFIT GROUP/FAMILY COMPOSITION 49

3.1 Benefit Group Definition

3.2 Required BG Members

1. BG Composition Verification

2. Minor Parent

3. Optional BG Members

4. Prohibited BG Members

3.3 Right to Choose Other Programs

1. TANF Recipient Approved for SSI

2. Rebudget Required

3. Termination Date

3.4 Relationships

1. Legal Guardian

2. Emergency Exception

3. Relationship Verification

3.5 Establishment of Paternity

1. Mother Available

2. Mother Unavailable

3.6 Living Arrangements

1. Case Consolidation

2. Special BG Situations

3.7 Temporary Absence

1. Time Frame for Reporting Permanent Absence

2. Work Related Temporary Absence

3. Temporary Absence due to Educational/Vocational Training

3.8 Temporary Absence Due to Institutionalization

1. Public Institutions

2. Medical or Mental Institutions

3. Drug or Alcohol Treatment Facilities

4. Temporary Absence Unrelated to Work, Education Training or Institutionalization

3.9 Sanctions and Disqualifications

1. Sanctioned Due to Work Requirements

2. Sanctioned BG Receiving SNAP

3. TANF Case Closed Due To Full Family Sanction

4. Sanctioned Other than Work Requirements

5. Individual Sanction Imposed In TANF Case

6. Disqualification Reasons

7. Action Taken on Disqualified or Sanctioned

8. Notification for Disqualification or Sanction

3.10 Striker Definition

1. Non-Striking Individual

2. Special Striker Policies

3.11 TANF Family Definition

1. FI Affiliation CHIP Coding

2. Identifying Parent(s)/Caretaker Relative(s)

CHAPTER 4 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 63

4.1 Residency

4.2 New Resident

1. Residence Verification Requirement

2. Residence Acceptable Verification

4.3 Identity Verification Requirement

1. Acceptable Identity Verification

4.4 Citizenship Requirement

1. U.S. citizens include the following people:

2. Eligible Non-Citizens

3. Qualified Non-Citizen Eligibility

4. Ineligible Non-Citizen Exclusion

4.5 SAVE Program

4.6 Sponsor Definition

1. Sponsor Contributions

2. Non-Citizens Exempt from Sponsor Deeming

3. Sponsor Deeming

4. Deeming of a Sponsor’s Resources

5. Deeming of a Sponsor’s Income

6. Expiration of Sponsor Deeming

4.7 Social Security Number (SSN) Requirement

1. Multiple SSNs

2. Methods of Application

3. CHIP Processing

4. Application Time Frame

5. ES Worker Responsibilities

6. ES Worker Action for Non-Cooperation

4.8 SSN Validation Methods

4.9 New SSN Assignments

4.10 Age Requirements

4.11 Initial Job Search Requirement

1. Minimum Expectations

2. Failure to Participate

3. Verification

4.12 Education Requirement

1. Home Schooling

2. Secondary Education or Equivalent

3. Suspended Students

4. Expelled Students

5. School Dropouts

4.13 Drug Conviction Policy

1. Chip Coding

2. Methods of Determination

3. ES Worker Actions

4.14 Fleeing Felons and Probation/Parole Violators

1. ES Worker Actions

2. Chip Coding

3. Methods of Determination and ES Worker Action

4. ES Worker Action and Notification

CHAPTER 5 CHILD SUPPORT 81

5.1 Child Support

1. Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)

2. Assignment of Rights

3. Child Support Cooperation Requirement

4. Minimum Parent/Caretaker Relative Requirements

5. ES Worker Action on Grandparent Information

6. Legal Paternity

7. Additional Parent/Caretaker Relative Requirements

8. Third Party Liability Requirements

5.2 Good Cause Claim for Child Support

1. ES Worker Responsibility (Good Cause Child Support)

2. CSSD Responsibility (Good Cause Child Support)

5.3 Automated Referral to CSSD

5.4 Child Support Sanction

1. ES Worker Action on Child Support Sanction

2. Minimum TANF Cash Benefit Reduction

3. Third Party Liability Sanction

4. ES Worker Determination Of Non-Cooperation

5. Fair Hearing Requests

6. Blood Test Denies Paternity

7. Action Prior to Sanction Request

8. Sanction After Blood Test

9. CSSD Sanction Request

10. When to Lift a Sanction

11. Cooperation With CSSD

5.5 Definition of Non-TANF Child Support Cases

CHAPTER 6 RESOURCES 90

6.1 Resource Types

6.2 Resource Value

6.3 Equity Value

6.4 Maximum Resource Limit

6.5 Resources to Count

6.6 Applicant BGs

6.7 Treatment of Liquid Resources

6.8 Treatment of Non-Liquid Resources

6.9 Treatment of Vehicles

1. Ownership

2. Vehicle Exemption

3. Determining Fair Market Value

4. Leased Vehicles

5. Valid License and Registration

6. Additional Vehicle Exclusions

7. Non-Excluded Vehicles

8. Entering Vehicles on CHIP

6.10 Treatment of Excluded Resources

6.11 Types of Inaccessible Resources

6.12 Reasons for Disqualification/Transfer of Resources

1. Determining Disqualification Periods

2. Reasons for Non-Disqualification/Transfer of Resources

6.13 When to Verify Resources

CHAPTER 7 INCOME AND EXCLUSIONS 100

7.1 Definitions of Income Sources

7.2 Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS)

1. Types of Income Matched

2. IEVS Matching Situations

3. Certification Process Not Delayed

7.3 IEVS Process

1. Verification

2. Recipient Notification

3. IEVS Time Frame

4. IEVS Matches

7.4 Requirement to Apply for Possible Benefits

1. ES Worker Assistance

2. When the A/R Must Apply for Other Possible Benefits

3. Social Security Disability

7.5 Counting Individual’s Income

1. Budgeting Cash Payments/Shared Living Arrangement

2. Verification

3. Obligated SSI Payment

4. Unearned Income

7.6 State Directory of New Hires

1. Verification

2. Notification

3. SSN/Name Discrepancy

7.7 Sources of Income

CHAPTER 8 BUDGETING PROCEDURES 119

8.1 Budgeting Procedures

1. Definition/Prospective Eligibility

2. Prospective Eligibility Determination

3. Entry on CHIP Screens

4. Rounding Prohibited

5. Prospective Calculation

6. Prospective Budgeting Procedure

8.2 Change in Income

1. Application/Reapplication

2. Redeterminations

3. Changes During Receipt of Benefits

4. Concurrent Changes

8.3 Verification

1. Earned Income

2. Unearned Income

3. Terminated Income

8.4 Added Individual Treated as Applicant

1. Budgeting an Added Individual

2. Overpayment

3. SSN Requirement

4. Accrual Rights

8.5 Definition/Family Cap Child

1. Identifying Family Cap at Application

2. Family Cap Child Considered TANF Recipient

3. Use of Vouchers

4. Exceptions to Benefit Cap

8.6 Prospective Eligibility - Removing an Individual

1. Budgeting – No Reduction in Benefits

2. Budgeting – Reduction in Benefits

8.7 Child Support Income

1. Child Support Distribution

2. Prospective Ineligibility/Child Support

3. Ineligibility Procedure

4. Cash Benefits Terminated Due to CSSD

5. Reinstatement Procedures

8.8 Earned Income/Self-Employment

1. Income Received Less Often than Monthly

2. Income Intended to Cover Less than One Year

3. Capital Gains

4. New Business – Less than a Year

5. Budgeting Net Income/Self-Employment

6. Allowable Self-Employment Costs

7. Non-Allowable Self-Employment Costs

8. Self-Employment Income from Boarders/Roomers

8.9 Treatment of Minor Parent Cases

1. Living Arrangement of Minor Parent

2. Eligibility Information Requirement

3. Budgeting Income for the Minor Parent

4. Special Minor Parent Budgeting Procedures

8.10 Gross and Need Standards

8.11 Child Support Deduction

1. Budgeting Child Support

2. BG with No Income

8.12 Earned Income Disregard

1. Fifty Percent Disregard

2. Benefits Less than $10

3. Disqualified or Sanctioned Individuals

4. $100 Disregard

5. Option to Refuse Disregard

6. Receipt In Another State

8.13 Income Treatment for Disqualified /Sanctioned Individuals

8.14 CHIP Calculation

1. Proration of Initial Month

2. Manual Proration Calculation

8.15 Need Standard Table

8.16 Manual Benefit Calculation

CHAPTER 9 REDETERMINATIONS AND CHANGES 133

9.1 Definition/Redeterminations

9.2 Types of Reviews

1. Annual Redetermination Actions

2. County Initiated

9.3 Authorized Representative

9.4 Failure to Comply with Interview

9.5 Termination of Cash Benefits

9.6 Review of Good Cause Domestic/Family Violence Waiver at Redetermination

9.7 Change of Payee

9.8 Reporting Changes

1. Collect Calls to Report Changes

2. Changes Which Must be Reported

3. Acting on Changes

4. Definition/Mass Changes

5. Verification at Redetermination

9.9 Notification Requirements

1. Timely Notice

2. Adequate Notice

9.10 Reinstatement Situations

CHAPTER 10 BENEFIT TIME LIMITS 142

10.1 Federal Requirement

1. Time Limit Types

2. State Time Limit

3. Federal Time Limit

4. Benefits Received in Another State

5. Time Limit Exceptions

6. Federal Hardship Extensions

10.2 Tracking Codes

10.3 Adjusting Time Limit Tracking Codes

10.4 Special Time Limit Situations

10.5 Verification of TANF Benefits from Another State

1. Negative Response

2. Positive Response

3. Ongoing Cases

4. CHIP Coding

10.6 Reapplication Due to Time Limit Exceptions

1. Disability

2. Required in the Home (RH)

3. Caretaker Relative

4. Domestic/Family Violence Waiver Criteria

10.7 Chip Code Changes During Extension

1. Ineligible After 24th Month for Other Reasons

2. BG Requests Closure After 24th Month

10.8 Reapplication After 10-year Time Period

CHAPTER 11 BENEFIT ISSUANCE PROCEDURES 151

11.1 Benefit Issuance

1. Required Demographic Information for Electronic Payments

2. Identifying Benefit Issuance

11.2 Electronic Benefit Issuance

1. ePAY Debit Cards

2. ePAY Debit Card Activation

3. ePAY Access

4. ePAY Transaction Penalties

5. Non-Receipt of ePAY Debit Cards

6. Electronic Issuance Notice Requirements

7. Special Issuance Situations

11.3 Protective Payee

1. Protective Payee Situations

2. Review of Protective Payment Cases

3. Dual Responsibility

4. Non-Responsibilities

5. Criteria for Selecting Protective Payees

6. Notice Requirement for Protective Payee

7. Opportunity for Fair Hearing

8. DSS Personnel as Protective Payee

9. Exceptions

10. Procedures for Assigning Protective Payees

11. ES Worker Action to Remove a Protective Payee

11.4 Endorsement of Checks

1. Cancellation of Check

2. County Procedures for Check Reissuance

3. CHIP Procedure

4. Time Frames for Replacement

11.5 Returned Benefits/Undeliverable

CHAPTER 12 TANF WORK PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 160

12.1 Purpose of the TANF Work Requirements

12.2 WEI–Subject to TANF Work Requirements

12.3 Work Program Compliance

1. A/R Notifications

12.4 EMPR Codes for Work Programs

12.5 Non-Custodial Parent Requirements

1. Court Order Required

2. County Communication

3. NCP Referral Procedures

4. NCP's Failure to Comply

5. Communication with CSSD

12.6 Additional Family Support Needs

1. Domestic/Family Violence Safety Plan

2. School Dropouts

3. School Attendance Requirements

12.7 Young Parents Program

CHAPTER 13 TANF FAMILY PLAN 167

13.1 Assessment Process

1. Screenings, Evaluation and Assessments

2. Assessment Elements

3. Domestic/Family Violence Screening

4. Vocational Screening

5. Reassessment

13.2 Family Plan

1. Time Frame for Completion

2. Update

13.3 Family Evaluation

13.4 Individual Employment Plan (IEP)

1. Identification of Core Service Activity

2. Partial Plan Completion

3. Supervisory Review

4. Compliance with IEP

5. Vocational Objective

6. Plan Updates

7. Documentation

13.5 Job Ready Determination

1. Job Ready Levels

2. Job Ready Client Referral

3. Non-Job Ready Referrals

13.6 Limited English Proficiency

13.7 Educational Goals for Young Custodial Parents

1. Educational Goals/ Under Age 20 Without High School Diploma

2. Educational Goals/ Age 20 - 25

13.8 TANF Participants with Legal Cause

13.9 Referral for Vocational Rehabilitation

13.10 DAODAS Referral

13.11 Referral Form/Work Components

1. Estimated Time Frame

2. Documenting Time Frame

13.12 Referrals/Need for Additional Services

1. Referral to Protective Services

2. Referral Process

3. Communication with Human Services

4. Special Needs Adults and Elderly

5. EPSDT Services

6. Critical or Emergency Situations

7. Referral to DVA

8. Referrals for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents

CHAPTER 14 TANF PARTICIPATION RATES 179

14.1 Federal Participation Rate Requirements

1. Families Included in the All-Family Participation Rate

2. Newly Approved Cases

3. Participation Requirements for New Approvals

4. All Family Participation Requirement

5. Exceptions to All Family Participation Requirement

14.2 Legal Cause Criteria for TANF Work Program Participation

CHAPTER 15 TANF WORK ACTIVITIES 183

15.1 Employment (EMPL)

1. Unsubsidized Employment

2. Part-Time Employment

3. Self-employment

4. Subsidized Employment Timeframe

5. On-the-Job Training (OJT)

6. DSS/OJT Timeframe

15.2 Job Search and Job Readiness Assistance (JOBR)

1. Job Search Contacts

2. Types of Job Search

3. Job Readiness Activities

15.3 Employment Preparation Program Description (EMPP)

15.4 Vocational Educational Training (VOCE)

15.5 Work Experience (WKEP)

15.6 Community Service Programs (COSP)

15.7 Work Experience & Community Service Referral/Placement

1. Participant Agreement

2. WKEP/COSP Workers' Compensation

3. Compensation for Work Experience and Community Service

4. Work Training Allowance (WTA) Calculation Procedures

15.8 Providing Child-Care Services to an Individual who is Participating in a Community Service Program

15.9 TANF Non-Core Activities

1. Job Skills Training Directly Related To Employment (JSTL)

2. Education Directly Related To Employment (EMED or TAEE)

3. Satisfactory Attendance at Secondary School or in a GED Program (TASS or SSSA)

4. Non-Countable Work Activities (WANC)

15.10 Types of Vocational Education Available to TANF Clients

1. Vocational associate degree programs

2. Instructional certificate programs

3. Industry skill certifications

4. Noncredit course work

5. Illustrative Offerings of Vocational Associate and Certificate Programs

CHAPTER 16 VERIFICATION, MONITORING AND SUPERVISION 196

16.1 Verification, Monitoring and Documentation

1. Work Verification Plan

2. Supervision, Verification and Documentation

3. Employment Plan Compliance

4. Subsequent Components

5. Monitoring Requirements

6. Documentation of Weekly Attendance

7. Employment and OJT

8. Training Activities

9. Educational Activities

10. Failing to Comply

16.2 Rebudgeting and Follow-Along

16.3 Purpose of a Case Staffing

1. Required Staffings

2. Domestic/Family Violence Staffing

16.4 Monitoring Requirements

1. Failing to Comply

2. Progress Reports

3. Good Cause/ Conciliation

4. Completed Activities

5. Subsequent Activities

6. Documentation of Weekly Attendance

7. Gathering Information Consistently

8. Supervisory Monitoring and Case Reviews

9. Recording Supervisory Reviews

16.5 Definition/Scheduled Hours

1. PATS Entry

2. Calculating Weekly UOS

3. Time Frames

16.6 Methods of Verification and Documentation

1. Unsubsidized Employment

2. Subsidized Private Sector Employment

3. Subsidized Public Sector Employment

4. Work Experience

5. On-the-Job Training (OJT)

6. Job Search and Job Readiness Assistance

7. Job Readiness in substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment and rehabilitation activities

8. Community Service Programs

9. Vocational Educational Training

10. Job Skills Training Directly Related to Employment

11. Education Directly Related to Employment

12. Satisfactory Attendance at Secondary School

13. Excused Absences

14. Allowable Holidays

16.7 Participant Follow-Up for Unsatisfactory Participation

16.8 Keying Employment Hours

16.9 Cash Benefit Termination/Closure

1. Successful Closure

2. Full Family Sanction

3. Closure for Other Reasons

16.10 Case Management Only Cases

CHAPTER 17 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH TANF WORK REQUIREMENTS 225

17.1 Failure to Comply with TANF Work Requirements

17.2 Legal Cause Criteria for TANF Work Program

17.3 Failure to Comply During Extension

17.4 NCP Non-Compliance

17.5 Examples of Failure to Comply

17.6 DAODAS Treatment

17.7 Case Management Procedures during Failure to Comply

1. Definition/ Good Cause

2. Examples of Good Cause

3. Quit – Personal Reasons

4. Quit – Employment Reasons

5. Conciliation Definition

6. Initiation of Conciliation Process

7. Time Period

8. Scheduling the Conciliation Appointment

9. Notification

10. Good Cause/Conciliation Form

11. Ending the Conciliation

17.8 Actions Following Good Cause/Conciliation Process

1. Good Cause Exists

2. Conciliation Agreement

3. No Agreement - Conciliation Failed

4. Updating the Individual Employment Plan (IEP)

5. Duration of Conciliation

17.9 Sanction Process

1. Case Review Prior to Sanction

2. CPS Involvement

3. Staffing

4. Staffing Participants

5. Supervisory Responsibilities

6. Supervisor Sign-Off

7. County Director Sign-Off

8. Follow-Up Procedures

9. Individual Sanction Actions

10. Individual Sanction Notification

11. Notification of Full Family Sanction

12. Time Periods

17.10 Request Hearing and Continued Benefits

17.11 Exception

17.12 TANF Sanction on SNAP Benefits

17.13 Reapplication to Cure Sanction

1. Compliance Requirements

2. Failure to Cure

3. Full Family Sanctioned Adult Moves into BG

17.14 Restoration of Benefits

1. Procedure to Restore Benefits

2. Removing “RB" or "SA FI" income from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

3. Compliance Begins Prior to Sanction Month

4. Good Cause

17.15 Reapplication to Cure Sanction/Earnings Exceed Limit

1. CHIP Procedures

2. Transitional Child Care Referral (TCC)

17.16 Change in Circumstances/ Reapplication For TANF

CHAPTER 18 STATE AND FEDERAL TIME LIMITS 240

18.1 State Time Limit

1. Twenty Second Month Staffing

2. Second Appointment

18.2 Meet Exception During Extension

1. County Approved Training Extension

2. In Training Extension Procedures

3. Extensions Beyond Six Months

4. In Training Completed

5. Fully Cooperating Extension

6. Declaration of Cooperation

7. Fully Cooperating Procedures

18.3 New Employment Individual Employment Plan

1. Child Under Age One

2. Cooperation During Pregnancy

3. Deauthorization

18.4 County Director Extension

18.5 Extension Beyond 36 Months

1. Monthly Review

2. CHIP Code

18.6 Reapplication Due to Time Limit Exceptions

18.7 Action When Exception to Time Limit Ends

18.8 Domestic/Family Violence Waiver Criteria

18.9 Relocation as Condition for Extension

1. Conditions of Relocation

2. Relocation to Escape Domestic/Family Violence

3. State Assistance

4. Good Cause Exemptions/Relocation

18.10 Failure to Cooperate After 24th Month

18.11 Code Changes

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