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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP Ineligible permanently: • Second finding of trading a controlled substance for benefits or; • first finding of trading firearms, ammunition, or explosives for benefits; or • First finding or trafficking SNAP benefits having a value of $500 or more. 941.5 Minor Parent Without Approved Living Arrangement (toc) Unmarried minor parents (under age 18) who do not live with a parent, guardian, other adult relative or in an approved adult supervised setting are not eligible to participate in the TANF program unless exempt for good cause 941.5.1 Ineligible Period for Minor Parent Without Approved Living Arrangement (toc) A minor child who is expected to be absent from the household for 45 or more consecutive days and does not meet an exception (see E&P MS A 326.1) is ineligible to participate in the TANF program. A newborn that has not entered the home due to continued hospitalization from birth, having not been medically released from the hospital, is not considered an absent child. A parent/caretaker relative who fails to report such absence by the end of the five-day period it becomes clear the child will be absent for longer than the specified allowable time period is ineligible to participate in the TANF program 941.6 Absence of Minor Child for Significant Period (toc) A minor child who is expected to be absent from the household for 45 or more consecutive days and does not meet an exception (see E&P MS A-326.1) is ineligible to participate in the TANF program. A newborn that has not entered the home due to continued hospitalization from birth, having not been medically released from the hospital, is not considered an absent child. B-941.4.1 PROGRAM VIOLATIONS/ SANCTIONS Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 13 July 26 MTL 13/26 Ineligible Period for Accused Individual Convicted of SNAP Trafficking