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STATE OF ARKANSAS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES REVISED 2023 Page 22 of 46 Exemption or deferral from the twenty-four month time limit does not exempt an individual from the federal sixty-(60)-month time limit. Therefore, individuals who have reached the sixty-(60)-month time limit due to exemptions or deferrals from the twenty-four month time limit may receive an extension of the 60-month time limit if the individual meets one of the following hardship extension criteria: a. The adult has a physical or mental impairment that is too severe for Rehabilitation services and the individual has been denied SSA/SSI disability through an appeal. b. The adult is receiving services through Arkansas Rehabilitation Services in a sheltered workshop and ARS has stated that is the extent of activities the individual can do. c. The adult is receiving treatment through the Severe Barriers Project and the Severe Barriers Project team is providing case management services. d. The adult has been, and continues to be, unable to participate in work activities due directly to the effects of domestic violence. e. The adult was unable to participate in work activities due to circumstances beyond the adult's control. Section 6 BENEFITS The TEA program provides various services and assistance to low-income families. TEA benefits may include monthly cash assistance, employment and supportive services for cash assistance recipients and Extended Support Services for certain former cash assistance recipients. In some situations, a family may be determined eligible for a diversion payment instead of regular monthly TEA assistance. The State also has the flexibility to authorize the use of TANF funds to provide assistance or services to at-risk children or families through programs deemed consistent with the intent of federal and/or state law. 6.1 Cash Assistance 6.1.1 Monthly Cash Assistance Payment Amount The following amounts by family size are the monthly cash assistance maximums an otherwise eligible TEA family may be paid: Family Size Maximum Grant 1 $ 81 2 $162 3 $204 4 $247