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HARDSHIP REVIEWS FOR RECIPIENTS RECEIVING 56 OR MORE TANF MONTHS

ADC recipients participate in a Hardship Review after receiving 56 or more months of TANF. If it is determined there is a Hardship, one three-month extension of ADC will be granted to allow the recipient time to complete the Job Search/Job Readiness component to find employment. Hardship is determined based on the following criteria: 1. There are no jobs available that would result in unearned income and net earned income exceeding the ADC payment level. 2. The family would face extreme hardship without ADC assistance. 3. The adult or minor parent head of household is unable to meet the conditions of the Self- Sufficiency Contract. 4. The adult or minor parent head of household has limitations that alone, or in conjunction with family size and local labor market conditions prevent them from achieving total self-sufficiency. 5. The adult or minor parent head of household never quit a job or failed to accept a job offer without Good Cause. 6. The participant has never been sanctioned for failure to participate in Employment First activities. 7. The Department has failed to provide case management or has failed to meet the terms of the Self-Sufficiency Contract. Upon the end of the three-month extension, the ADC Program Case is closed. If it is determined the Hardship criteria have not been met, ADC will not be extended and the case will be closed once 60 months of TANF have been received. If 60 months have already been received, the ADC Program Case will close the first month possible, allowing for adequate and timely notice. For more information, please see 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 264.1 and Nebraska Revised Statute 68-1724