75-02-01.2-02.3 Transition assistance.

Transition assistance promotes job retention by providing an extended period of cash assistance to qualified families under temporary assistance for needy families. Households with earnings from employment exceeding the allowable standard of need for their household size may remain eligible for transition assistance for up to six months. Transition assistance is assistance under title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, part 260.31, and is a benefit for purposes of North Dakota Century Code section 50-09-06.1. Transition assistance may be provided to a family that meets all factors of eligibility for assistance under the temporary assistance for needy families program except as provided in this section. For purposes of this section, "caretaker" means an individual who provides support to a minor child and who may or may not receive benefits. All provisions of this chapter apply except: 1. A family may not receive a grant for transition assistance in any month in which that family receives a grant for temporary assistance for needy families or diversion assistance. 2. Transition assistance may not be provided in an application month. Only recipients of temporary assistance for needy families may become eligible for transition assistance. 9 3. Transition assistance provides a monthly job retention incentive in an amount approved by the department, transportation assistance, and special items of need as allowed under the temporary assistance for needy families program. 4. A family may not receive transition assistance for more than six consecutive months. 5. Transition assistance may not be provided to: a. A caretaker sanctioned due to noncompliance with work requirements; b. A caretaker relative, in a child-only case; c. A minor parent who is not the head of household or spouse of the head of household; d. An alien who is ineligible to receive assistance due to his or her immigration status; e. A caretaker in receipt of supplemental security income benefits; and f. A caretaker with a disqualification penalty applied for a voluntary job quit or voluntary refusal of an offer of employment or training for employment. History: Effective January 1, 2009; amended effective January 1, 2011; April 1, 2024; April 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 50-09-02, 50-09-25 Law Implemented: NDCC 50-09-02