108.61 TANF Program Requirements that May Be Waived

Certain TANF program requirements may be waived if a requirement cannot safely be met due to past, present or risk of further domestic violence. An individual may claim good cause for waiver of a TANF program requirement at any time.

55 Pa. Code § 108.7

The CAO may waive any TANF program requirement except for the following:

Income (See Chapter 150 ).

Resources (See Chapter 140 ).

NOTE: Income or resources that are inaccessible to the client will not be used to determine eligibility.

Citizenship (See Chapter 122 ).

Deprivation (See Chapter 129 ).

Specified Relative (See Chapter 127 ).

Enumeration (See Supplemental Handbook Chapter 950 ).

Identity (See Chapter 120 ).

Criminal Status (See Chapter 104 ).

Residency (See Chapter 123 ).

Minor child (See Chapter 121 ).

Permanent sanction (See Chapter 107 ).

Application for and cooperation in establishing eligibility for potential income (See Chapter 150 ).

Signing required forms such as the PA 4 and Common Application Form ( PA 600 ).

If an individual requests a waiver of one of the eligibility requirements outlined above that is not waivable by the CAO, the CAO Area Manager will contact the Bureau of Policy (BOP) for guidance .

The BOP can be contacted at this e-mail address: RA-PWDFADVREVIEWS@pa.gov

BOP will determine whether to grant a waiver on a case-by-case basis. Remember a client may be granted additional time to verify these factors of eligibility if verification is not readily available or is pending from a third party. Pending items of verification should be provided no later than the six-month review although there may be cases where verification is waived entirely. See Section 108.75 for additional guidance on waiving verification.

55 Pa. Code § 108.7(c)