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1309 Chapter 8: Examples • Examples (07/2026) and they thought they would be able to pay in April, but due to the DV situation they were unable to cover April rent. The family coach confirms rent has not been paid out of the TA-DVS grant, so this is not considered recurring and is an allowable payment. The family coach gathers verification and makes payment for the past due rent and explains that any future requests for past due rent would be considered recurrent for TA-DVS. Food Example 1: Martina and her 3 children are fleeing to Virginia tomorrow morning on a train. The train trip will take 3 days to arrive at their destination. Martina used her SNAP benefits this month already on food for the home, however they had to leave it all when they fled. She requests to use $100.00 of her grant for snacks and meals during their travels. There is no community resource available for food that doesn’t require refrigeration or a kitchen to cook, and the survivor has no other resource available. Payment for food is approved in this situation. Roommates Example 1: Jane and her daughter have been approved for TA-DVS. They are moving with a roommate to an apartment. Since Jane’s roommate is not in the filing group, the worker will need to take the total move-in costs of $1,650.00 and divide by the whole household of three (1650.00/3=550.00). The worker will then multiply $550.00 by the benefit group of two (550*2=1100). The worker informs Jane that ODHS will help Jane with $1100.00 of the move-in costs and her roommate will need to pay the remaining cost of $550.00. Example 2: Misty believes that if she and her friend Shawna move into an apartment together, that not only can she afford the monthly rent and utilities, she will be safer. Misty explains that Shawna is on SSI and receives a monthly check and at this time does not have any funds to help with the move-in costs, but Misty and Shawna discussed that Shawna will pay a little bit more of the monthly rent until Misty locates employment. The worker determines that since rentals are hard to locate on a TANF grant alone and that Shawna is willing to pay more of the monthly rent until Misty locates employment and living together helps Misty to feel safe, ODHS will pay the full move-in costs. Medical needs Example 1: Katrina requested help with her prescriptions. She has applied for medical but because her abuser kept all her personal documents, she must wait until she can get a copy of her birth certificate from Idaho to get medical help. She has asthma and needs her medication to maintain her health. The worker issued payments to the pharmacy for Katrina’s asthma medication. (Hint: Do not forget to choose the payment type ‘Medical Assistance’ to ensure the correct funding is used for the payment). Clothing needs Example 1: Mary and her children went to the local domestic violence shelter with nothing but the clothes they were wearing. They are needing basic clothing and personal items. The shelter was able to help with hygiene items and a few used clothing items. Mary still needs some items that the shelter was not able to provide. After talking with her worker, Mary located the necessary items at a local department store. She asked them to hold the items. She brought an estimate to her worker for the cost and the worker verified with the department store that they would accept a state check. A check was issued to the department store. Non-allowable payments