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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 04/2022

60-MONTH LIFETIME LIMIT

0011.30

● Minnesota state-funded months for participants receiving Family Stabilization Services (FSS). See 0011.34 (Family Stabilization Services).

● Minnesota state-funded months for 2-parent households.

● Months of assistance the client received from a Tribal TANF program, whether received in Minnesota or another state.

● If there is a vendor payment or recoupment that reduces the CASH portion of the grant to $0.

● The months following the month the 19-year old caregiver turns 20.

● The months following the month the caregiver under 20 obtains a secondary school diploma or GED.

● Months when 18- and 19-year old caregivers do NOT have an education component in their EP.

● Months when minor caregivers are sanctioned for non-cooperation with educational requirements.

● Months a person receives MFIP cash assistance and later is determined to be ineligible. That period of time is considered to have been months of assistance.

● Months a caregiver is disqualified from MFIP due to an intentional program violation (IPV). This applies only to caregivers disqualified effective 10-1-07 or later. See TEMP Manual TE02.08.169 (MFIP IPV Fraud Disqualification) for information on how to process these cases.

Use the STAT/TIME panel in MAXIS to record the history of a caregiver’s receipt of assistance toward the 60-month limit. With the exception of caregivers disqualified due to IPV, this tracking triggers MAXIS to mail person-specific notices regarding the limits. The 1st notice is sent to participants in the 48th month of cash assistance. Subsequent notices are sent between the 10th and the 15th of each month after that, telling participants the number of cash assistance months they have left. See TEMP Manual TE02.08.169 (MFIP IPV Fraud Disqualification), TE13.022 (STAT/TIME), TE15.06 (MFIP Time Limit Notices). Also see TE15.04 (State Contacts - TANF Months) for other states’ TANF effective dates, time limits, and instructions for specific states.

When clients move to or from Minnesota: ● When a client moves to another state, the other state will call to confirm the number of months of assistance received toward the 60-month limit. Provide only the number of TANF-funded months a client has used, unless the other state inquires about state-funded assistance.

● When a client moves to Minnesota from another state, count only the TANF-funded months on assistance toward the 60- month limit. Do NOT count months when the unit received benefits only from a state-funded assistance program.

Certain people who have reached their 60-month lifetime limit may be eligible for an EXTENSION OF MFIP under a hardship extension category. See 0011.33 (MFIP Hardship Extensions).

During the last 12 months of MFIP there are specific requirements for determining whether a participant is eligible for an extension. See 0011.30.03 (MFIP Transition Period), 0011.30.06 (180 to 60 Days Before MFIP Closes).

When MFIP is closed at the end of 60 months, you must determine if the family is eligible for other types of assistance, including health care and SNAP. See 0005.09.06 (When Not to Require Completion of an Application), 0008.06.01 (Implementing Changes - Program Provisions), and the Minnesota Health Care Programs Eligibility Policy Manual. Workers also should provide information on how to apply for child care assistance.

Also see 0028.30.04 (Post 60-Month Empl. Services Sanctions).

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