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RECIPIENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 5.3 ALL Generally, changes that customers are required to report between recertifications must be reported by the 10th day of the month following the month of the change. For income changes, the month of the change is the month during which the customer first receives the new or changed income. (However, for FS customers subject to Simplified Reporting, see Section 5.3.2 “Simplified Reporting” in this chapter.) Groups are not responsible for reporting changes in the amount of benefits they receive from other programs administered by the Income Maintenance Administration. MA After an application is approved, recipients are responsible for reporting all nonfinancial and financial changes by the 10th day of the month following the month of the change. TANF After an application has been approved, a TANF recipient is generally responsible for reporting all nonfinancial changes by the 10th day of the month following the month of the change. However, when a child in the grant leaves the home for more than 90 days, the change must be reported within five days of the caretaker's discovery that the absence will last for more than 90 days (See Part IV, Section 1.15: Temporary Absence.) Income Changes for TANF Groups The responsibilities of TANF groups to report income changes depends on their status immediately prior to the change: • If a TANF group has not reported income, or their only income is unearned income, they are responsible for reporting any new source of income and the amount by the 10th day of the month following the month of the change. • If a TANF group has reported earnings that are currently being counted, they are responsible for reporting changes in income that increase the total household income to a level above 130 percent of the Federal Poverty Guideline that was in effect on the first day of October on or before the budget month, as described in the table below: 130% of the FY 2007 Federal Poverty Guideline: Household Size Total Monthly Income 1. $1,062 2. $1,430 3. $1,799 4. $2,167 5. $2,535 6. $2,904 7. $3,272 8. $3,640 For each additional person, add: $369 • However, if they have been placed in Simplified Reporting (See Section 5.3.2: Simplified Reporting below) they are subject to the change reporting levels listed in the Simplified Reporting Notice sent out through ACEDS, even if the Federal poverty level changes during