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may be on a production pay scale. Any income received by the trainee in the six-month training period is to be disregarded in the financial need income tests. After the six months' training period ends, even if the client continues training in the sheltered workshop, his earnings must be considered as earned income in the budgeting process. There may be extenuating circumstances in which the initial six-month training period might be interrupted. Such interruptions may be a result of illness or injury. These situations must be clearly documented in the case record. On-the-Job-Training On-the-job-training consists of placements in private industry or in a public agency for a specified job. The trainee's income is to be disregarded for six months, as this is the training period. Educational Placements Vocational Rehabilitation will sometimes place a person in an educational setting for a recognized course as a part of the rehabilitation plan. These placements may include undergraduate college or university, business schools, technical or vocational schools and rehabilitation centers. In rare instances the rehabilitation agency may send a client to another state for services. When a client is sent to a center in another state, he will continue eligibility only when he does not establish residence in the other state and apply for assistance there. SUPPORT FROM NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT OF TANF CHILDREN Any time that children are deprived due to the continued absence of a parent, there is the possibility of income from the non-custodial parent and this must be explored. This income may be in the form of court ordered child support, spousal support, or voluntary contributions in cash or in-kind. In-kind contributions are not considered in determining eligibility or amount of payment. The worker will determine and document the absence or presence of income from the absent parent. Examples of documentation are: 1. The payee may be able to furnish the non-custodial parent's personal checks or money orders when they come. He/She may be able to show tickets from stores in the community where the non-custodial parent has established credit, or the records may be available in METSS when the support payments have been made through the IV-D office. The payee should be able to provide the address or telephone number of the non-custodial parent so he/she can be contacted and a statement obtained concerning the amount of income he/she is providing the child(ren).

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