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A non-exempt TANF applicant is not considered a TWP participant until the TANF case is

Revised 07-01-19

approved and the TANF Program Status code is updated to “OPen” in JAWS. At any point prior to TANF approval, a referable applicant (TWP Work Registration or VR) who fails to comply with any aspect of TWP Work Registration or VR, without good cause, will have his/her TANF application denied. Further clarification:

• The TANF application for a TWP Work Registration referral can be denied, after the 10th day, for failure to provide requested information for eligibility.

• The TANF application for a potential VR referral will be held and processed according to timeliness standards.

Once the TANF application for a referable adult is approved and the case is “OPen” in JAWS, the individual will be considered a TWP participant and ongoing TANF/TWP policy and procedures will apply.

DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN TWP

TANF mandates participation in approved work activities for all adult TANF recipients who are work eligible and do not meet specific exemption criteria. TANF benefits will not be paid to individuals who are not participating in approved work activities after being determined “work eligible” and referred to the TWP. The family’s TANF time limit will be reduced from a 60-month time limit to a 24-month time limit. Work eligible individuals are determined by their status in the TANF assistance unit. Work eligible individuals include all adult TANF recipients or minor child heads-of-household (recipient or non-recipient) and non-recipient parents (fleeing felons, and individuals disqualified for fraud - TANF participation code DF or individuals disqualified for enumeration - TANF participation code DI) living with a child receiving assistance unless excluded for one of the reasons listed below.

• The individual is a non-recipient parent who is: o minor parent who is not a head-of-household; o an alien ineligible for assistance due to immigration status; or o a recipient of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

• The individual is a recipient or non-recipient parent who is: o providing full-time care for a temporary or permanently disabled family member living in the home who does not attend school or is attending a mental/rehabilitation program on a full-time basis as defined and verified by the school or institution. The family member is defined as the spouse, parent, step-parent, sibling, child, step-child, grandchild, grandparent, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law,