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D.C. has conformed its asset and resource limit to those utilized under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program ($2,250 or $3,250 for households with at least one elderly or disabled member). D.C. will disregard the entire value of all vehicles owned by or registered to the TANF applicant or recipient’s household.

Recipients must report all changes in circumstances within 10 days of the change. TANF recipients with earned income are required to report changes in income every six (6) months.

c) Orientation and Assessment: All eligible applicants attend an orientation and complete an assessment. Both are administered by DHS. Failure to complete either without good cause may result in a denial of benefits.

d) Work Requirements: Non-exempt recipients are strongly encouraged to participate in work and education activities through TEP (Exemption criteria are listed above). Failing to participate in work and education activities without good cause leads to a 6% reduction of the TANF grant. Parents receiving TANF are required to develop and sign a Detailed Individual Responsibility Plan (dIRP). Every customer participating in TEP is required and encouraged to complete the dIRP upon referral to their primary service provider. A customer may have a secondary service provider as well (e.g., for behavioral health services or housing services). Those activities count towards the participation requirement, but it is the responsibility of the primary service provider to coordinate and report those activities. The dIRP may establish 2Gen activities,