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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B - Eligibility Factors (FITAP) Section No./Name B-1700-FITAP Time Limited Benefits Document No./Name B-1740-FITAP Time-Limit Extensions Effective Date January 1, 2023

3 of 8 This procedure is followed in determining eligibility for extensions to the 24-month time limit that occur at one of the following times:

 The client has received twenty-two months of FITAP,  An extension period is expiring and additional time is needed, or  When a client has exceeded the 24-month time-limit and reapplies for assistance.

Note: Consideration of an extension is not required for cases in which the 24-month time clock is halted due to the limited earned income deduction, or when the work registration code is * Temporary Incapacity (WRC 03), Permanent Incapacity (WRC 11), or Incapacitated Single Parent (Head of Household) (WRC 24), and a form OFS 90 is approved for the current month, or when the time clock is halted due to a break in FITAP assistance in the prior 60 calendar month time period.

Consideration of a subsequent extension must be made by the 10th day of the last month of an extension period. The determination is based on:

 Factors relating to job availability or job loss, or  A hardship as outlined in section B-1744 FITAP. **

B-1741-2-FITAP - PR 60-Month Time Limit Responsibilities

In the fifty-eighth month, the case should be reviewed to determine if a condition for an extension exists. Discussion *** * should include: **

***  The challenges the client has had in the past and is currently facing, and  Assessment of a hardship situation.

The * ES worker will thoroughly document case notes ** regarding the approaching 60-month time limit and a clear rationale for recommendation of an extension. *** * The extension determination will be input in the LITE FITAP Extended Benefits Referral module on the FITAP Time Limit Decision – Details screen. This screen allows the worker to create an extension request for approval. Once the worker inputs all the required information then clicks, LITE will generate a Benefit Clock Extension task item for the supervisor to review and authorize or deny the extension request. **

* Upon receipt of the Benefit Clock Extension task, the supervisor will start the work item. The system will bring the supervisor to the FITAP Extended Benefits Referral – Summary screen, with the CID already populated. The supervisor will select Search, followed by the Edit Pencil icon next to the pending approval/denial. This will bring the supervisor to the FITAP Time Limit Decision – Details screen where they can approve or deny the decision. If approved, the extension may be granted for no more than six months. ** A decision must be made by the 10th day of the sixtieth month of benefits, or by the 10th day of the last month of an extension period.