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support (D.C. Office of the Attorney General (OAG) Child Support Services Division (CSSD)) agencies of their right to claim good cause and the circumstances that would constitute good cause for failing to cooperate with child support requirements. The Child Support Agency makes the determination regarding whether good cause exists for failing to cooperate with child support requirements. A TANF customer who fails to cooperate with child support and is also subject to sanction by the TANF program for failure to meet the work requirements may be subject to two (2) sanctions. The sanctions will not be applied simultaneously; the TANF work sanction will be applied once the child support sanction is lifted.

e) Time Limit: Effective April 1, 2018, D.C. no longer has a time limit on receiving TANF benefits. D.C. does not use federal funds for this, unless the exceptions provided at 45 CFR §264.1(c) are met.

f) Minor Child Absent from the Home: D.C. will continue cash assistance for a child absent from the home, while residing in D.C., for no more than 90 consecutive days, unless good cause is established.

g) Application Timeframes: TANF applications must be approved or denied within 45 days of the date of application or within 15 days of the date of sending a 30-day notice that informs the applicant of the need to provide additional information to verify eligibility factors. TANF recipients are also required to recertify every 12 months to continue eligibility, except during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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support (D.C. Office of the Attorney General (OAG) Child Support Services Division (CSSD)) agencies of their right to claim good cause and the circumstances that would constitute good cause for failing to cooperate with child support requirements. The Child Support Agency makes the determination regarding whether good cause exists for failing to cooperate with child support requirements. A TANF customer who fails to cooperate with child support and is also subject to sanction by the TANF program for failure to meet the work requirements may be subject to two (2) sanctions. The sanctions will not be applied simultaneously; the TANF work sanction will be applied once the child support sanction is lifted.

e) Time Limit: Effective April 1, 2018, D.C. no longer has a time limit on receiving TANF benefits. D.C. does not use federal funds for this, unless the exceptions provided at 45 CFR §264.1(c) are met.

f) Minor Child Absent from the Home: D.C. will continue cash assistance for a child absent from the home, while residing in D.C., for no more than 90 consecutive days, unless good cause is established.

g) Application Timeframes: TANF applications must be approved or denied within 45 days of the date of application or within 15 days of the date of sending a 30-day notice that informs the applicant of the need to provide additional information to verify eligibility factors. TANF recipients are also required to recertify every 12 months to continue eligibility, except during the COVID-19 public health emergency.