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• Individuals who are disqualified from TANF for fraud, drug felons or fleeing felons (coded DF).

When TANF recipients who are mandatory for the TWP are referred for participation in the work program, they fall into one of the following groups:

• “NE-nonexempt” (mandatory) - a TANF recipient who is not exempt from participation in

the TANF Work Program. These individuals are required to participate as a condition of TANF eligibility.

• “SM-spouse mandatory” - the second parent in a two-parent family who is not exempt from participation in the TANF Work Program. These individuals are required to participate as a condition of TANF eligibility.

When TANF recipients who are mandatory for the TWP are referred for participation in the work program, they fall into one of the following groups:

• “VR- vocational rehabilitation” - a TANF recipient who has been determined eligible for vocational rehabilitation services. These individuals are required to participate as a condition of TANF eligibility.

Exempt Individuals

Applicants

If an applicant appears to be exempt, the case manager will refer the applicant back to the eligibility worker in person. All exemptions will be approved by the eligibility worker in MAVERICS. If an exemption is approved after the applicant begins the TWP referral process, the eligibility worker will change the TWP Program Status code on the JOBS screen in MAVERICS which will update the referral status in JAWS through the nightly batch process. The TANF Program Status will update to “CJ-closed in JAWS” on the ICLI screen.

Recipients

An individual included in the TANF grant may be exempt from TWP participation. Exemptions from work program requirements will be determined by the eligibility worker. All exemptions must be verified and the case record documented accordingly. Program exemptions from mandatory work