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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2021

PRE 60-MONTH TYPE/LENGTH OF ES SANCTIONS

0028.30.03

● The continued non-compliance can be explained by providing a needed pre-employment activity. This includes activities such as volunteer work, literacy programs and related activities, citizenship and English as a Second Language classes, or chemical dependency treatment, mental health services, parenting education, or other programs designed to help families reach their employment goals and enhance their ability to care for their children.

OR ● The participant qualifies for good cause.

If the lack of an identified activity can explain the non-compliance, the provider must work with the participant to provide the activity. Also, the county must restore the participant’s grant amount to the full amount retroactive to the 1st day in which the participant was found to lack pre-employment activities or to qualify for a good cause exception. If the participant’s grant is restored, remove the vendor payment of shelter (and utilities), if applicable.

A 2-parent assistance unit gets a total of 6 occurrences before closure. For example: if Mom has 3 occurrences and Dad has 3, the next (7th) occurrence results in case closure. However, if both parents in a 2-parent assistance unit are out of compliance during the same month, it counts as 1 occurrence.

Closure for non-compliance does NOT make the participant ineligible for SNAP, if otherwise eligible. Determine eligibility for SNAP at the time of closure. Case closure also does not affect health care eligibility.

When an MFIP case has been reopened following a 7th month sanction and then is non-compliant again, the sanction will be as follows: ● For the 1st occurrence (30%) of non-compliance: Vendor pay the shelter costs up to the amount of the cash portion of the grant. At county option, you may vendor pay utilities up to the amount of the cash portion of the grant. Reduce the residual amount of the cash grant after vendor payment, if any, and the food portion by an amount equal to 30% of the Transitional Standard for the family’s size.

● For a subsequent occurrence of non-compliance: Close the case (100% sanction).

NOTE: This 30% and 100% sanction cycle can repeat itself until the unit reaches post-60 months.

FOR DUAL SANCTIONING: Impose sanctions as follows for participants who refuse to comply with child support requirements AND have a concurrent sanction for failure to attend orientation or to develop or to comply with their Employment Plan:

● If the child support non-compliance and other program non-compliance occur in the SAME month, reduce the Transitional Standard and MFIP food portion by 30% for the 1st month, then vendor pay shelter costs (and utilities, if applicable) for the 2nd month.

● The participant remains subject to vendor payments and 30% sanction until BOTH issues of non-compliance have been resolved.

DWP, MSA, GA, GRH: No provisions.

SNAP: See 0028.30.06 (Sanctions for Not Meeting SNAP Work Rules).