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194 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 4: Household information ODHS|OHA will need to determine when to waive TANF requirements. Determining when to waive a TANF requirement: • How does the specific TANF requirement you are considering waiving put the survivor at further risk of domestic violence or prevent them from escaping domestic violence? • How does the TANF requirement unfairly penalize the survivor? When waiving requirements: • Waiver or modification of TANF requirements is not intended to be automatically granted to every identified survivor of domestic violence. • ODHS|OHA may decide, on a case-by-case basis, to waive or modify TANF eligibility requirements that put a survivor at risk of harm by domestic violence or which would make it more difficult for the survivor to escape domestic violence. • The waiver or modification of program requirements is intended to be temporary, to help survivors of domestic violence move forward with their self-sufficiency plan and meet program requirements when safe. • The decision to waive or modify eligibility requirements should be re-evaluated at least every six months. If it is determined there is a continued safety risk, the waiver can continue for as long as a safety risk exists or if a new safety risk arises. • When deciding to waive a requirement or continue a waiver, a worker should talk with the survivor about potential safety risk. The risk must be associated with domestic violence. What eligibility requirements cannot be waived? • The requirement to be a dependent child, caretaker relative or parent • The requirement that a dependent child live with a caretaker relative • The requirement for parents to apply together if they are living together, even if one parent is the alleged abuser • The requirement to be an Oregon resident • TANF countable income. When a pregnant woman is at risk of or has a safety concern due to domestic violence, ODHS|OHA may waive the requirement for her to have reached the first of the calendar month prior to the month in which the due date falls. Click here for TANF and TA-DVS program requirements in relation to domestic violence. Click here for Temporary Assistance for Domestic Violence Survivors (TA-DVS) Eligibility Manual. ERDC No additional program-specific information. REF This does not apply to the REF program. MSP No additional program-specific information.