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indicating TWP referral process has been fully completed and the application can be approved, assuming all other eligibility factors are met. An individual who is sanctioned and complies with the work program will be eligible to receive a TANF benefit the month after the month in which compliance is met. EXAMPLE 1: A first level sanction was imposed for December and January. Any application prior to January 15 must be denied. An application received on or after January 15 will be worked in MAVERICS, creating a TWP referral to be pulled to JAWS. If application was made January 18th, the applicant has until January 20th (3 days) to complete the intake process with case management. If the intake process is not completed by that date, the application must be denied. EXAMPLE 2: Application for the above example was made January 18, and the TWP referral has been received from JAWS verifying compliance on January 28. The benefit start date must be changed to February 1 and eligibility determined beginning with February. No benefits will be approved for January. EXAMPLE 3: For the application received December 18, compliance with TWP was not verified until January 10 when the MDHS-EA-319 was received showing compliance as of January 9. The benefit start date must be changed to February 1 and eligibility determined beginning with February. No benefits will be approved for December or January. REAPPLICATION FOR SNAP ONLY If the parent/caretaker who caused the TWP sanction does not wish to reapply for TANF after the sanction period is served, he/she may apply for SNAP-only without complying with TWP requirements. (Refer to Chapter 3, Failure to Comply with TANF Work Program (TWP), for additional information.) VOLUNTARY QUIT PROVISION In the TANF Program, the voluntary quit provision mandates that no adult included in the assistance unit who is a mandatory work program participant or an exempt volunteer shall be eligible for participation in the TANF Program if he/she commits a voluntary quit violation without good cause. Criteria for determining whether an individual committed a voluntary quit violation are listed below:

MISSISSIPPI [NON-FINANCIAL CRITERIA: TANF WORK PROGRAM]

Revised 11-01-17

MISSISSIPPI [ NON - FINANCIAL CRITERIA: TANF WORK PROGRAM] Revised 11 - 01 - 17