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September and October, for the late report. Additionally, a claim must be prepared for July because the child was out of the home for the entire month.

When the child leaves home without plans to return and the recipient reports timely, remove the child for the next possible month. If the recipient does not report the absence timely, the disqualification period must be established based on the delay in reporting.

EXAMPLE: It “becomes clear to” the grandmother on June 1st that the child will go live with his mother. She does not report this until her case review on September 15th. The disqualification should extend from October through December (3 months). The case must be corrected for October and a claim completed for the overpayment months of July, August, and September. The length of the disqualification is calculated by the number of months for which the change should have been made, but at least one (1) month, for any failure to report the absence timely, even when the case action can be taken timely to remove the child. The worker must set an alert to resume eligibility at the end of the disqualification period for the disqualified individual and then send the TANF change notice to the client to let him/her know the reason for the benefit change. If removal of the child who is absent from the home causes the case to close and the report was not provided timely, notate the case that a disqualification should have been imposed. Close the case and prepare a claim if needed. If the individual reapplies for benefits within the month following closure, apply the appropriate disqualification period. Otherwise, consider the disqualification period served.

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