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• Items required to participate in NEON activities such as tools, uniforms, shoes, work cards/permits, physicals, etc. • Transportation assistance for NEON activities. • Participants may receive a monthly stipend to cover work-related expenses or accomplishment incentive payments for activities leading to self-sufficiency when the participant is in compliance with their PRP. • Vehicle repairs up to a lifetime maximum amount as determined by the Division Administrator or the Administrator’s designee when necessary to attend employment or activities leading to employment. • Court-ordered community service enrollment fee may be reimbursed after successful completion of the court order. • Relocation expenses up to a one-time maximum amount as determined by the Division Administrator or the Administrator’s designee only for a participant with a verified job offer at least 50 miles from the participant’s current residence. • Reimbursement of drug/alcohol (non-medical) treatment co-payments upon successful completion of the substance abuse treatment program. 4.9 Job Retention Case management services may be purchased from community-based organizations or arranged through WIOA agencies for TANF-NEON participants that become employed. Examples of services offered by the organization(s) are job counseling or coaching, job mentoring, troubleshooting between employer and employee, peer support groups, referrals for service, re-employment placement, etc. 4.10 Employment Retention Payment (ERP) Ongoing TANF households that have obtained employment, have at least $1 of earned income, and whose cash assistance will terminate due to countable income are eligible for an extension of TANF support services and a $50 per month Employment Retention Payment (ERP) for up to 6 months from the month after they were last eligible for TANF. 4.11 Displacement Complaint Procedures • In-service training is provided to field staff to ensure compliance with TANF regulations regarding displacement requirements. • Displacement complaint procedures are included in literature shared with TANF recipients and associated agencies/organizations including how an individual can register a complaint. • Displacement information is included in TANF state plan public hearings, public presentations to employers, and written literature to employers. • Written complaints are referred to the Division Administrator and hearing officer. Records are kept of any complaint and resolutions.