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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

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This determination should be based on:

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

* After the extension is approved or denied, the DCFS worker must run eligibility so the system can either extend or deny (or close) the program and issue a Notice of Decision.

The determination may occur at one of the following times:

 The client has received fifty-eight months of FITAP,  An extension period is expiring and additional time is needed, or  When a client who has exceeded the 60-month time-limit reapplies for assistance.

B-1742-FITAP - PR TIME-LIMIT EXTENSION

Time-limit extensions are determined by supervisors for cases reaching or exceeding the 24-month and 60-month time limit.

B-1742-1-FITAP - PR Reserved

B-1742-2-FITAP - PR Reserved

B-1742-3-FITAP - PR Reserved

B-1742-4-FITAP - PR Reserved

B-1742-5-FITAP - PR Post Decision Activities

If an extension is not approved for an applicant, the ES worker will notify the client of the decision to reject the application.

Once a decision is made by the supervisor for an existing case and the ES worker authorizes the decision, LITE will send an automated notice of decision ** ***

 If an extension was not approved, the notice will inform the client of the date the benefits will end. The *** * automated notice ** will serve as the advance notice of closure to be effective the twenty-fifth month, sixty-first month, or the first month following a previous extension period.

 If an extension was approved, the notice will inform the client of the time period of the extension and what is expected of the client during the extension period. ***