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• The allegation is investigated to ensure the local office followed appropriate placement procedures. • The local office manager works with the complainant and employer to try to reach a resolution. • If an informal resolution cannot be reached, a hearing is held following the Division’s normal hearing procedures. 5. TIME LIMITS AND SANCTIONS 5.1 Time Limits A household may not receive more than 60 months of federal TANF cash benefits from Nevada or any other state. Effective October 1, 2011, provided federal lifetime limits have not been met, a household with a work-eligible individual that received TANF-NEON and/or TANF- LOAN are subject to the following Nevada time limits: 1. The household is limited to receiving whether consecutive or cumulative, a maximum of 24 months of Nevada issued cash assistance. After receiving 24 months, they are prohibited from receiving cash assistance for 12 consecutive months. 2. After not receiving cash assistance for 12 consecutive months, the household may reapply for cash benefits, and if eligible, receive cash assistance for another 24 months. After receiving for these 24 months, they are prohibited from receiving cash assistance for another 12 consecutive months. 3. After not receiving cash assistance for an additional 12 consecutive months, the household may reapply for cash benefits, and if eligible, receive cash assistance for the final 12 months. Exceptions: • Benefits may continue if the household has an approved qualifying hardship. • The household may receive benefits for not more than 6 additional months if the Administrator or the Administrator’s designee determines that providing benefits will significantly increase the likelihood that the work-eligible adult household member will become self-sufficient and not need to apply for benefits in the future. After the additional 6-month period, the household is prohibited from receiving benefits for 12 consecutive months unless the adult work-eligible household member again suffers from a hardship. • A household that qualifies for the Employment Retention Payment (ERP) will be provided a hardship exception in order to receive the entire 6-month extension of support services and the $50 per month payment for the purpose of increasing the likelihood the work-eligible individual will remain employed. A TANF-NEON and/or TANF-LOAN household in which any adult member has received benefits from Nevada or any other state for 60 months, regardless of whether