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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 01/2021

POST 60-MONTH EMPL. SERVICES SANCTIONS

0028.30.04

MFIP: This section applies to participants who have been granted a hardship extension under the hard to employ and employed extension (including employed limited hours) categories. See the list of MFIP hardship extension categories in 0011.33 (MFIP Hardship Extensions).

Participants extended under the ill/incapacitated hardship extension categories should be sanctioned under the pre 60-month sanction policy. See 0011.33.09 (MFIP Ill/Incapacitated Extension Category).

The sanction provisions in this section apply only to non-compliance with ES requirements. Count ES sanction occurrences by case for purposes of determining when an MFIP unit is permanently disqualified.

For information on Employment Services (ES) sanctions for pre 60-month time limit participants, see 0028.30 (Sanctions for Failure to Comply - Cash), 0028.30.03 (Pre 60-Month Type/Length of ES Sanctions).

For information on sanctions for refusing or terminating suitable employment, see 0028.18.03 (Suitable/Unsuitable Work), 0028.30.09 (Refusing or Terminating Employment).

For information on child support sanctions, see 0012.24 (Child Support Sanctions). Sanction policy for non-compliance with child support for extended households follows pre 60-month policy.

Participants who are determined to be out of compliance may claim good cause for not complying as outlined in 0028.18 (Good Cause for Non-Compliance--MFIP/DWP).

Post 60-month sanctions differ from action taken during the 1st 60 months because the non-compliance may result in permanent closure of MFIP.

SANCTION SEQUENCE

The sanction policy below applies ONLY in the following situations. If:

● A 1-parent assistance unit receiving MFIP under the hard to employ or employed/employed limited hours extension categories is not cooperating with ES requirements.

OR ● A 2-parent assistance unit receiving MFIP when BOTH parents are extended under the hard to employ or employed/employed limited hours extension categories and at least 1 parent is not cooperating with ES requirements.

FOR THE 1ST OCCURRENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The sanction is a 10% grant reduction of the Transitional Standard. Participants can cure the sanction by complying on or before 10 days prior to the effective date of the sanction.

FOR THE 2ND OCCURRENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The sanction is a 30% grant reduction of the Transitional Standard after the vendor payment of rent (and utilities, at county option). In addition, case review provisions (face-to-face meeting with participant) are required. Participants can cure the sanction by complying on or before 10 days prior to the effective date of the sanction.

FOR THE 3RD OCCURRENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The sanction is a 30% grant reduction of the Transitional Standard plus vendor payment of rent (and utilities, at county option). In addition, case review provisions (face-to-face meeting with participant) are required. Participants can cure the sanction by complying before the effective date of the sanction unless there are months of compliance between occurrences. See NOTE below.

FOR THE 4TH OCCURRENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The unit is disqualified from MFIP (case closure). Participants can cure the sanction by complying 10 days prior to the effective date of the sanction.

NOTE: If the participant comes into compliance between occurrences and the next occurrence results in a change in benefit