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06 TANF Work Program Registration Both parents are required to participate in the TANF Work Program (TWP), unless one parent is caring for a severely disabled child or household member. Initial Benefits TANF-UP eligibility cannot be established for any day prior to the PWE's meeting the 30 consecutive days of unemployment. The supervisor will adjust the benefit start date in MAVERICS to account for this unique situation. Eligibility shall not begin earlier than the 31st day after employment stops. The benefit start date should be changed to the 31st day of consecutive unemployment when this does not occur until after the application date. 1. If the 30-day period of unemployment falls in the month of application and the case is ready for supervisory review and approval prior to that 31st day, hold the case until the full 30 day period has expired before authorizing benefits. 2. If the 30-day unemployment period ends in the month of application and the case is approved the following month, authorize full benefits for the second month. 3. If the 30-day unemployment period ends after the month of application, change the benefit start date in MAVERICS to the 31st day. Benefits would be prorated in the month following the application month based on the date of approval. NOTE: DO NOT confuse the 30 day standard of promptness with the 30 day period of unemployment. The 30 day period of unemployment may end prior to application, anytime during the standard of promptness, or after the 30 day standard of promptness has ended. The application must be completed within normal timeliness standards, other than authorization of benefits, which cannot be done until the 30 days of unemployment has been met. Authorization Periods TANF-UP cases will be approved based on regular TANF standards. Continued Eligibility If the designated PWE, on whose unemployment the deprivation factor was met, continues to cooperate in TWP and does not refuse a bona fide job or training offer without good cause, the MISSISSIPPI

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