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7023 information already in the case for an incapacitated parent. The worker will not require verification of previously established eligibility factors which are not subject to change. The individual, however, must verify current income and resources and any other factor that is subject to change. Any outstanding non-compliances must be cleared up, and if the previous application was denied or the case closed due to missing information, this must be supplied. Also, any previously reported resources that would have caused ineligibility must be verified and a determination made as to whether or not resources have been transferred in order to establish

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eligibility. Sufficient documentation must be provided to establish that the family is currently eligible. The worker should contact another county to secure the case record of any reapplicant when the applicant has been denied or received assistance last in that county. Also note that: 3. A reapplication for TANF following a TWP sanction shall not be approved, if otherwise eligible, until the timed sanction period is served and the work compliance has been satisfactorily resolved by exemption or compliance. When the reapplication occurs after the 15th of the last month of the timed sanctioned period (or any time thereafter), the individual will be referred to JAWS in “REceived” status. The case manager will schedule a new orientation session to give the individual an opportunity to comply with TWP requirements. When the individual has complied with TWP by either meeting a work exemption reason or by attending the orientation to begin the assessment and work activity assignment process, the EW is notified through the MAVERICS/JAWS interface of the satisfactory TWP status. The TANF case can then be authorized for the following month. If the individual fails to attend the orientation session and does not meet a work exemption, the TANF application will be denied. See Chapter 3, Reapplication Following a Sanction. EXAMPLE: TANF recipient sanctioned for February and March for non-compliance with the TANF Work Program; reapplies for TANF on March 18; complies with TWP on April 2; TANF eligibility can be determined effective May.