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1263 (07/2026) Chapter 8: Examples • Chapter 8: Examples Example 3: Nancy and her children move to Oregon from Florida. In Florida, Nancy received TANF intermittently between 2004 and 2016. TANF was closed in Florida because Nancy received 60 months of federally funded TANF. She does not qualify for a hardship extension in Oregon, so only the children will receive TANF in Oregon; Nancy will not be eligible for TANF, but remains JOBS-eligible. TANF What is Indian Country? Example 1: Trevor is on TANF, is an enrolled member of the Klamath tribe and lives in Lincoln County. Effective October 1, 2015: Lincoln County is determined to meet the definition of Indian Country. As of October 1, 2015, Trevor has accrued 57 months of TANF. Because he lives in an Indian Country county and is an enrolled Klamath tribal member, none of the months from October 1, 2015, until Lincoln County’s Indian Country designation changes will be counted. TANF What is an exemption? Example 1: Michelle has been on TANF. She has a mental health condition. This condition has always been managed with medication and does not prevent her from looking for or accepting work. Since it does not limit her ability to work, she would not have been eligible for an exemption and each month would have counted towards her time limit. TANF What is a time limit hardship criteria extension? Example 1: Jodie is on TANF. She has accrued 60 months toward the time limit and has been removed from the grant for several months. She tells her worker that she is now in treatment for substance abuse. Jodie turns in documentation from her treatment provider that she is unable to work from July to October. The worker should code the case with a TRH C/D and TLA N/R through October and code Jodie as an “AD” on the case. When the TLA N/R date approaches, the case should be reviewed for any other hardship extension criteria; if none are identified, Jodie is removed from the benefit group and timely notice is sent. TANF Temporary continuation of benefits Example 1: Kris is on TANF and received her 60th month of benefits on Feb. 1. On Feb. 7, Kris calls and reports that she had a house fire and is now homeless. Her worker adds the hardship information to the Non Financial Information screens in ONE. This creates a task for a TANF policy analyst to review, and it is determined that Kris meets the Family Emergency Temporary Continuation of Benefits criteria.Once the Family Emergency Temporary Continuation extension is over, Kris’ situation is reviewed for any other hardship; if none are identified, Kris is removed from the benefit group and timely notice is sent. TANF JOBS participation after reaching 60 months