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Montana State Plan for the 9 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM

Full Plan #25 Effective 01/01/2024 Supersedes #2 01/01/2021. 3. Individuals who are in violation of a condition of his/her probation or parole imposed under state or federal law.

4. Individuals fleeing to avoid being prosecuted for a felony or fleeing to avoid custody or confinement after conviction of a felony. 5. All members of a household which includes an individual who has been convicted after August 22, 1996, of any offense which is classified as a felony in the jurisdiction where the offense occurred and which has an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance as defined in section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act [21 U.S.C. 802 (6)] unless the individual is complying with the conditions of supervision, is actively participating in treatment if required, or the sentence associated with the felony conviction has been discharged. 6. Unqualified aliens. Aliens (unless accepted by federal law) who enter the United States on or after 8/22/96 are barred from receiving assistance for their first five years in a qualified alien status. 7. Individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act.

8. All members of a household which includes specified caretaker relatives who do not assign certain child support rights to the State, cooperate in establishing paternity, or obtain child support as required under Title IV-D. 9. Teenage parents who are not living with a specified caretaker relative within the fifth degree of kinship and who are not approved to live independently or in an alternative adult supervised setting as defined by the State. 10. Individuals found to have fraudulently misrepresented residence to obtain assistance in two or more states. 11. All members of a household which includes an adult who has received assistance for 60 months or more, unless the adult has applied for and been approved for Extended TANF Cash benefits under special circumstances outlined by the state. 12. All members of a household which includes individuals who fail or refuse to negotiate an Employability/Service plan. 13. All members of a household which includes an individual who has been sanctioned for a second or subsequent time and the sanction results in an ineligibility period.

14. Individuals who are incarcerated, even if the individual is expected to return to the home within 90 days.