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MISSISSIPPI [NON-FINANCIAL CRITERIA: TANF WORK PROGRAM]

Revised 07-01-19

NE - nonexempt WL - working less than 20 hours

EV - exempt volunteer WP - working 20 to 34 hours

SM - spouse mandatory WH - working 35 or more hours

VR - vocational rehabilitation CF - fleeing felon Applicants whose TANF participation code is “OU,” “SS” or “DI” (if the citizenship code is IAineligible alien) will not be referred to JAWS. Refer to Handling Unresolved TWP and Child Support Sanctions below for additional information regarding the DI code. In small counties, TANF applicants may be referred to case management the same day as the TANF interview. In large counties, TANF applicants may be given an appointment to meet with case management. In either situation, the case manager supervisor will use the MDHS-EA-319A to manually assign TANF cases to the case manager(s). When a manual referral is received, the case manager will access the Pull Up-front Job Search Case (PUCA) screen in JAWS to “pull” the referred client. Once the client is “pulled,” the client’s information will display on the Client Information Inquiry (ICLI) screen and assign the client to the case manager’s caseload. The case manager will then schedule a TWP intake appointment in JAWS for the date and time listed on the MDHS-EA-319A. TWP intake appointments cannot be rescheduled beyond three days from the initial appointment date. Refer to Chapter 8, Referral to the TANF Work Program, for further information. Handling Unresolved TWP and Child Support Sanctions Nonexempt TANF applicants who have an unresolved TWP or child support sanction are not exempt from TWP Work Registration requirements. These individuals must have a participation code of “DI” for the application month in order for the individual to be referred to JAWS. Once the individual successfully completes the TWP intake process and TANF Up Front requirements, JAWS will notify MAVERICS that the application may be approved. The worker must change the benefit start date to the first day of the month following the month of compliance and approve the application. (A change in the SNAP start date will be dependent upon the situation, refer to Volume V). If the applicant had a child support sanction that remains unresolved, the application must be denied. If the child support sanction has been resolved, approve the application, if otherwise eligible. Notification of Cooperation When it is determined that an applicant has fully completed the TWP Work Registration requirements, the case manager will enter the appropriate completion code on the Maintain Up- front Job Search (MUJS) screen or the MDHS-EA-319B, whichever is applicable. Volume III | Chapter 3 3920