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660 TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP Persons who have lost a job and obtain another job will continue with the disregards where they left off. Those who leave assistance for more than one month are required to pass the 130% Federal Poverty Level income test to determine disregard eligibility upon reapplication. If the income test is passed, the disregards pick up where they left off. Individuals eligible in the immediately preceding month will resume disregards where they left off without applying the income tests. 650.5.2 Second Set of Disregards For TANF eligibility, a second set of earned income disregards begins when the individual wage earner is off cash benefits for 12 consecutive months (they do not continue where they left off in the first set) and they meet both income tests. 650.5.3 Removing the Disregard The case manager must future action all cases with earned income disregards and take appropriate action to ensure the disregards are applied correctly. Actions of the case manager must include: • Tracking applied TANF disregards; • Timely reducing the level of disregards and reevaluating the benefit amount; • Timely removing the disregards, once exhausted, and determining ongoing eligibility. The case manager is also responsible for generating and issuing the appropriate notice for the actions taken. OTHER DEDUCTIONS Households which pass the gross income test will be allowed certain deductions from their countable income, as specified in this section. Households may choose to have eligibility/allotment amount determined without allowing unverified deductions, when obtaining required verifications may delay certification over 30 days from application, unless the household is ineligible without the expense(s). To be allowed, expenses must be incurred by a household member and reported by the household or authorized representative. Expenses covered by an excluded reimbursement or vendor payment are not deductible. A-650.5.1 BUDGETING Tracking and Applying the Disregard Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 11 Aug 25 MTL 10/25