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7105 benefit, the individual will receive the TANF benefit for the following month. See below for further discussion of withholding authorization for a TANF benefit during the advance notice period and the discussion of accrual rights and the possibility of improper payments in such situations.
12 Purpose The purpose of the advance notice is to give the individual an opportunity to request a local hearing to discuss his situation further and to present any new or additional information bearing on his eligibility; or to request a state hearing. See Chapter 13, Hearing Process, for the discussion of hearings. Procedures Follow these steps in carrying out the advance notice requirement: 1. After a decision to reduce a TANF benefit or close a case, prepare the appropriate notice to the individual, filling in the proper fields and release the notice. Refer to Volume X Chapter 4. When a notice of closure is released, MAVERICS will change the status of the case to frozen. 2. After the ten-day period has expired, MAVERICS will automatically close the case unless the worker has reinstated benefits. Refer to Reinstatement later in this chapter, for a discussion of situations in which reinstatement is appropriate. Notice of Decrease The county office will notify the payee of any necessary decrease in TANF benefits resulting from new or additional information on a regular or special redetermination. Reductions in TANF benefits result from increased income, removal of individual(s) from the budget, etc. See below for those instances in which advance notice is not required and for the type of forms to be used in giving notice. The state office will notify recipients when it is necessary to make a wholesale change by sending computer generated notices to each individual affected. This will be done in the prior month whenever possible. State office will give specific instructions to county offices at the time of each wholesale change.
MISSISSIPPI [ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS: CERTIFICATION AND AUTHORIZATION] Revised: 07-01-