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during the 6-month period of total earnings disregard. If the individual loses the employment during the 6-month disregard period and reports it to the worker, the total earned income disregard period ends and cannot be resumed when new employment is found. Exception: If the individual finds new full-time employment within 7 days, the disregard may continue. If the individual s work hours are reduced below 35 but not less than 30 per week by the employer after the total disregard period begins and this is verified by the employer as solely the decision of management and not at the request or voluntary choice of the employee, the total disregard may continue through the 6-month period. If both parents in a TANF-UP family find full-time employment within the allowable time frame, the total earnings disregard applies to all earnings for the 6-month period. When the total earned income disregard period ends and the TANF case closes because of earned income, the family should be notified of possible transitional services. (See Chapter 10, TANF Work Program Payment Process.) NOTE: The family cannot receive the 3-month income disregard when the 6-month disregards ends. NOTE: Once it has been determined that an individual is eligible for the disregard, he/she must be contacted via Notice A505 and given the option of taking the disregard. This is important since the 60-month time limit will be counting during the disregard period. Mandatory/Exempt Volunteer TWP cases and initial TANF approvals for individuals exempt from TWP have different timely reporting requirements to qualify for the 6-D total earned income disregard under simplified reporting rules. An individual is not eligible to receive the 6-month disregard if they have previously received the 3- month disregard. Timely Reporting for Mandatory/Exempt Volunteer TWP Cases: Note: Refer to “Reporting Requirements for TANF Households” earlier in this chapter. When the TWP participant is hired in a full-time job within thirty (30) days after initial authorization for TANF or after the initial start date of the Job Readiness Activity (JRA) the Volume III | Chapter 6 6019