105.251 Exceptions to Time Limits
These do not count as “assistance received” for a person’s 60 months of TANF eligibility:
55 Pa. Code § 141.41(d)(6)
A period of zero cash issuance.
Assistance that has been fully reimbursed.
Assistance repaid due to collection of an overpayment.
Benefits issued but not received by the person, and the benefits are not replaced.
A period when a recipient or budget group is under sanction and, as a result, receives no assistance.
An Emergency Shelter Allowance (ESA) payment.
A period of interim benefits received under 55 Pa. Code § 275.4(d) discussed in Supplemental Handbook Chapter 870.8, when a final decision has not been handed down by the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals within the time limit and the budget group’s appeal is eventually denied.
Benefits received under the Time-Out waiver initiative. See CAH 137.6 .
55 Pa. Code § 281.1