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EXAMPLE 3: TANF case closed effective January 1, 2015, because of earned income. Individual received transitional transportation benefits from January 2015 through August 2016 (20 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 12 or less months prior to the month in which the voluntary quit violation occurred; therefore, the worker will apply a six month penalty (September, the month of application plus six months, October 2017 through March 2015). The family will be ineligible until the penalty period has ended. An application prior to March 15, 2015, will be denied. An application on or after March 15, 2015, will be processed with a benefit start date no earlier than April 1, 2015, 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. EXAMPLE 4: TANF case closed effective January 1, 2015, because of earned income. Individual received transitional transportation benefits from January 2015 through December 2017 (24 months). The individual quit job January 16, 2017, without good cause, and reapplied for TANF April 1, 2017. In this example, voluntary quit does not apply because the quit date is more than two full calendar months prior to the month of application. The application will be processed according to ongoing policy. The individual has used up the lifetime maximum allowed for receiving transitional transportation. Any future applications for TANF Transitional Transportation will be denied. EXAMPLE 5: TANF case closed effective January 1, 2015, because of earned income. Individual received transitional transportation benefits from January through March 2015 and July 2015 through January 2016 (10 months). The individual quit a job December 20, 2016, without good cause, and reapplied for TANF February 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 (February, the month of application, plus six months, March through August 2017). The family will be ineligible until the penalty period has ended. An application prior to August 15, 2017, will be denied. An application received on or after August 15, 2017, will be processed with a benefit start date no earlier than September 1, 2017. At approval, the individual will be referred to the TANF Work Program unless the family meets a work program exemption. The individual has 8 months remaining on the 18- month lifetime maximum allowed for receiving TANF Transitional