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7. Diversion Program to Strengthen Florida's Families (section 445.018, F.S.): This program provides services to help families avoid welfare dependency. LWDB or service provider staff determine TANF-eligible families with income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level to be eligible for entry into the program. When a family has been determined eligible for the program, the family is eligible under the program for 12 months without a redetermination or re-evaluation of eligibility. The program provides services to enable employable adults in the family to find employment, remain employed, or pursue career advancement. All services must be employment related. A family must agree not to apply for TCA for six months following entry into employment subsidized by the program unless it can demonstrate an unanticipated emergency to the LWDB. If the family applies for, and receives TCA without a documented emergency, the family must repay the value of the diversion services. DCF may prorate the repayment over eight months through a deduction from the family’s TCA payment. This program is contingent on availability of TANF funds. 8. Teen Parent and Pregnancy Prevention Diversion Program (section 445.019, F.S.): This program was an abstinence-focused program offered through the Department of Health with segregated TANF funds. The Florida Legislature has shifted funding from TANF to another source. This program no longer uses TANF or MOE funds, but the Florida statute requires this program to remain in the TANF State Plan.

2.9 SPECIFIED EXEMPTIONS TO WORK ACTIVITY (SECTION 445.024(3), F.S.)

TCA recipients must comply with the work activity requirements unless they meet one or more exemptions below: 1. An individual who receives benefits under the SSI or SSDI program. 2. An adult not defined as a work-eligible individual under federal law. 3. A single parent of a child less than three months of age, except the parent may be required to attend parenting classes or other activities to prepare for the responsibility of raising a child, 4. Individuals who are exempt from the time limit pursuant to section 414.105, F.S.

2.10 TIME LIMIT FOR RECEIPT OF TCA (SECTION 414.105, F.S.)

Florida’s lifetime limit for receipt of assistance is more restrictive than the federal 60- month lifetime limitation. The state limits recipients to a lifetime cumulative total of 48 months as an adult.

2.11 HARDSHIP EXTENSION TO TCA TIME LIMITATION (SECTION 414.105, F.S.)

A hardship extension allows individuals to receive additional months of TCA payments beyond the state established limit of 48 months. DCF reviews the individual’s TCA