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[TANF WORK PROGRAM-PAYMENT PROCESS: SUPPORTIVE SERVICES] Revised 04-01-12 OVERVIEW This material provides a general overview of TANF support services that are available to TANF recipients who are satisfactorily participating in the TANF Work Program (TWP) and TANF transitional services that are available to TWP participants who transition off TANF due to earned income or loss of earned income disregards. It defines each supportive service and describes the minimum requirements and limitations for receiving each service. It also describes supportive services payment processes. TANF TWP and TRN (transitional) supportive services are approved on a case-by-case basis. TWP participants are not entitled to these services. Receipt is based on the family’s need, eligibility criteria and satisfactory participation in the TANF Work Program. Refer to Chapter 10, Component Monitoring and Satisfactory Participation in TWP, for additional information. In order for a TANF recipient to receive TANF TWP supportive services and TANF transitional services, the recipient must be referred to the TANF Work Program. When an exempt individual whose JOBS Program Status code is JJ (caring for a child under 12 months) or JV (domestic violence) becomes employed, the worker will complete and send MAVERICS Other Notice A901 to schedule a face-to-face appointment. During this appointment, the worker will inform the individual about the availability of and requirements for receiving TANF TWP and transitional supportive services, and the advantages of being referred to the TANF Work Program as an exempt volunteer (EV) prior to TANF case closure if transitional supportive services will be needed. A TANF recipient who is not referred to the TANF Work Program prior to TANF case closure is not eligible for TANF transitional services. Exempt volunteers are not excluded from work program penalties and are therefore subject to adverse action policy and procedures. Individuals who wish to be referred to the TANF Work Program must complete a TWP Agreement to Participate Following Notice of Adverse Action or Referral as an Exempt Volunteer, MDHS-EA-359, prior to referral to JAWS. Refer to Chapter 11, Conciliation, for additional information. TANF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TANF supportive services are available to current TWP participants and TWP participants who lose TANF eligibility due to earned income or loss of earned income disregard. Approval for each TANF supportive service is based on the family’s need for the service, and the specific eligibility criteria for each supportive service. TANF recipients and applicants are not eligible for TANF supportive services during the TANF Work Program intake process. The appropriate application for TANF transitional services (TCC or TT) must be received within 30 days after

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