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2nd 3 months 3rd 6 months All otherwise countable income and assets of the sanctioned member are considered available to the remaining group, but the size of the group is reduced when determining the group's benefit level. In cases in which the FS case closes when an individual fails to comply with FSET requirements -- such as will occur when a person in a one-person FS household fails to comply with FSET -- the individual must reapply for FS in order to begin receiving benefits after the sanction period has ended. In cases in which the case in not closed because the noncompliant individual is part of a larger FS group, the SSR must add the disqualified individual back into the FS unit when the sanction period ends. If any group member who failed to comply joins another group, s/he is ineligible for the remainder of his/her disqualification period. If the non-compliant person is found to be exempt, the sanction may be lifted during the disqualification period. If the group continued to receive benefits during the disqualification period, the newly exempt group member should be added to the group for the month after s/he was found exempt. If the FS case was closed when the sanction was imposed, the newly exempt individual must re-apply. If otherwise eligible, benefits will begin effective the date of re- application.

Notice of Adverse Action for Non-Compliance with Work Requirements Without Good Cause 1.8.1

TANF If an applicant/recipient is noncompliant without good cause a notice of adverse action is sent (see Chapter 10: Notice of Adverse Action in Part VIII). No adverse action can be applied in fewer than 15 days. If the applicant/recipient complies before the effective date of the adverse action, no sanction is imposed. If the notice is sent when at least 15 days remain in the month and the applicant/recipient does not come into compliance prior to the end of the month, the sanction will begin the first day of the next month. If the notice is sent when there are fewer than 15 days remaining in the month and the individual does not come into compliance, full benefits will continue to be paid for the next month, and the sanction will be applied in the second month following the month in which the notice was sent (see Section 10.3: Time Standard for Issuance of Notice of Adverse Action in Part VIII). Example On April 3rd, Mr. Dewey refused to participate in a TANF job search activity. Upon receipt of this information, the SSR sent out a TANF notice of adverse action dated April 5th. Mr. Dewey did not come into compliance before April 30. Mr. Dewey's needs were removed for the May 1 issuance Example On September 20th, Ms. Colton refused a bona fide job offer. Since Ms. Colton offered no good reason for refusing the job, the SSR sent Ms. Colton a notice of adverse action which was dated September 25th. Because there were fewer than 15 days left in September from the date of the adverse action notification, full benefits continued to be paid to Ms. Colton in October. Ms. Colton did not come into compliance by the end of October. Her sanction period, therefore, began on November 1st. Since this is Ms. Colton's second sanction, it will last three months, or until compliance