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MISSISSIPPI [NON-FINANCIAL CRITERIA: TANF WORK PROGRAM] 3949 4. Is assigned to another TWP component. NOTE: If the individual reapplies on or after the 15th of the last month of the penalty period, he/she will be referred to the TANF Work Program and must comply with work requirements or meet a work program exemption before the application can be approved, if otherwise eligible. The benefit start date will be changed to the month following the month of compliance. An application received prior to the 15th of the last month of the penalty period will be denied. VERIFICATION The worker will request verification of the household's statements concerning the violation only if the information is questionable. The primary responsibility for providing verification rests with the household. However, the worker will assist the household in obtaining the needed verification if the household finds it difficult or impossible to obtain documentary evidence in a timely manner. Acceptable sources of verification include, but are not limited to, the previous employer, employee associations, union representatives and grievance committees or organizations. Whenever documentary evidence cannot be obtained, the worker will substitute a collateral contact. The worker is responsible for obtaining verification from acceptable collateral contacts provided by the household. If both the worker and the household are unable to obtain requested verification from these or other sources because the cause for the violation resulted from circumstances that for good reason cannot be verified, such as a resignation from employment due to discrimination practices or unreasonable demands by an employer or because the employer cannot be located, the household will not be denied access to the TANF program. The worker or case manager will explain to the applicant and/or recipient the consequences of voluntarily quitting a job, voluntarily reducing work hours or being terminated by the employer as a direct result of personal action(s), e.g., disruptive behavior, inappropriate conduct or language, absenteeism (to include absence caused by the loss or lack of termination), tardiness, etc., committed by the individual, without good cause. DOCUMENTATION OF THE TANF CASE RECORD The worker will use form MDHS-EA-302, TANF Voluntary Quit Tracking Log, to permanently