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MISSISSIPPI 1 will not be eligible unless the capped child meets an exception. EXAMPLE: Application is made March 2 and TANF is approved March 25. A prorated benefit will be issued for March, and that is the first benefit month. Children born

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through December 31 will be potentially eligible for a benefit. March through December is the 10-month cap period. Children born on or after January 1 will not be eligible unless the capped child meets an exception. EXCEPTIONS TO FAMILY BENEFIT CAP The cash benefit will not be increased to include children born into a TANF recipient family after ten months from initial program participation except when: 1. The child was born prior to the ten-month limit and is returning home. EXAMPLE: TANF is approved for benefits starting in November, 2001. The 10- month cap period for the case is November 2001 through August 2002. A child, age 6, who has been living with a grandmother returns to the mother’s home September, 2003. Since this child was born prior to August 31, 2002, the child is not capped and may receive benefits in the mother’s case. 2. The new child was conceived as a result of rape, incest, or sexual assault, as verified by doctor’s statement and police records. 3. Parental custody has been legally transferred. 4. The child is born after a period in which the family has not received TANF assistance for a period of at least 12 consecutive months. EXAMPLE: The TANF case closes for July, with the last benefit in June. Children capped during the original eligibility period will remain capped unless a child meets an exemption at reapplication. Children born July 1 through June 30, during the first 12 months of closure,