Page 477

477 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 6: Non-financial eligibility Reminder: • Eligibility decisions for ongoing or recertifying TANF in Oregon are only based on time that counts against the Oregon time limit. • Eligibility decisions for participants who are applying in Oregon after receiving TANF in another state are based on federally accrued months, federal time clock. To whom do time limits apply? The following people are subject to TANF time limits: • A minor parent head of household • Adult single parents • Both adults in a two-parent family • Needy caretaker relatives • Participants who reached the 60-month TANF time limit in another state and do not currently qualify for an Oregon hardship extension. Some states count months when there is a child-only case. Oregon does not and information about child- only cases should not be shared with another state or added to our system. Time limits do not apply to: • Children • Non-needy caretaker relatives • SSI parents • Ineligible non-citizens Dates Did time count for those receiving Oregon TANF? If yes, who receiving Oregon TANF did it count for? Does out of-state or tribal TANF count from that time toward the Oregon time limit? 08/01/96—06/30/03 No No 07/01/03—09/30/07 Yes Only participants serving a JOBS disqualification Yes, unless they lived in Indian Country