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If the individual who committed the violation becomes exempt before the effective date of disqualification, the household will not be disqualified. Examples for Applying a Voluntary Quit Penalty to Applications WITH Prior TANF Transitional Transportation Involvement NOTE: For all TANF applications, the penalty period will always include the month of application PLUS either the two or six full calendar months following the month of application. EXAMPLE 1: TANF case closed effective January 1, 2017, because of earned income. Individual received transitional transportation benefits from January through March 2014 (3 months). The individual quit his/her job March 31, 2017, without good cause. The individual reapplied for TANF benefits on April 15, 2017. The last transitional transportation benefit month was 12 months or less prior to the month in which the voluntary quit violation occurred; therefore, the worker will apply a six-month penalty (April, the month of application plus six months, May through October 2017). The family will be ineligible until the penalty period has ended. An application prior to October 15, 2017, will be denied. An application on or after October 15, 2017, will be processed with a benefit start date no earlier than November 1, 2017, if otherwise eligible. At approval, the individual will be referred to the TANF Work Program unless the family meets a work program exemption. The individual has 15 months remaining on his/her 18-month TT counter (lifetime maximum.) EXAMPLE 2: TANF case closed effective January 1, 2015, because of earned income. Individual received transitional transportation benefits from January 2012 through July 2017 (19 months). The individual quit job August 19, 2017, without good cause, and reapplied for TANF benefits on September 2, 2017. The last transitional transportation benefit month was more than 12 months prior to the month in which the voluntary quit violation occurred; therefore, the worker will apply a two month penalty (September, the month of application plus two months, October through November 2017). The family will be ineligible until the penalty period has ended. An application prior to November 15, 2017, will be denied. An application on or after November 15, 2017, will be processed with a benefit start date no earlier than December 1, 2017, if otherwise eligible. At approval, the individual will be referred to the TANF Work Program, unless the family meets a work program exemption. The individual has used up the lifetime maximum allowed for receiving transitional transportation. Any future applications for TANF Transitional Transportation will be denied.

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