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OVERVIEW This material discusses the TANF work penalties and compliance after a case closure. NON-COMPLIANCE WITH TWP - CASE CLOSURE Before a TANF Work Program (TWP) sanction is applied, the case manager must view the status of the TANF time limit counters and verify that the appropriate TANF high counter notices have been sent and that the case record is well documented. If the participant claims to be employed, the case manager must request verification of the employment. If the individual has used up all of the family’s 24 or 60- months, the case manager will mail to the appropriate MAVERICS closure notice (A453 or A454). TANF recipients who are not exempt from the TANF work requirements must comply with the TANF Work Program (TWP). Failure without good cause to comply with the TWP of either parent means termination of the TANF case with a timed work penalty when the individual subject to the TWP sanction is the case head or second parent. The family must serve at least a minimum timepenalty and meet compliance before TANF eligibility can be reestablished. If the TANF participant does not comply with the TWP within the 10 day adverse action notice period and does not meet a SNAP work exemption, the SNAP case will be sanctioned according to the penalties below: 1. The entire household will be sanctioned when the TANF noncompliant member is also the SNAP head of household. (This is an automatic system closure with a timed work penalty.) 2. Only the individual will be sanctioned with a timed work penalty (DW participation code) when the TANF noncompliant member is not the SNAP head of household. If the TANF participant does not comply with the TWP within the 10 days adverse action notice period and does meet a SNAP work exemption, the individual will be disqualified (DI participation code) for the minimum length of the timed TANF work sanction. The sanction will continue until the disqualification period is served. After the timed penalty period is served, the individual will be eligible to participate in SNAP and will be added back to the SNAP household. If the noncompliant household member becomes exempt from TANF work requirements, the MISSISSIPPI [ CONCILIATION, GOOD CAUSE AND ADVERSE ACTION: ADVERSE ACTION]

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