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2.10 TRANSITIONAL CHILD CARE - FULL FAMILY SANCTION (TCC/FS) 2.10.1 TCC/FS – 1 Eligibility for TCC/FS -1 (first year) begins the first month of TANF benefit ineligibility due to full family sanction. A family household member who becomes employed or increases earnings during a full family sanction and the earnings cause the family household unit to become ineligible for TANF benefits may be eligible to receive child care services under TCC/FS. To request TCC/FS during the full family sanction, the TANF CM must: • Verify new employment or increased earnings AND • Complete a mini-budget to determine if income exceeds the TANF gross and/or net income limit. • All available earned income disregards must be given to determine eligibility or ineligibility. If case is income ineligible for TANF benefits, the TANF CM must: • Make a referral to the child care worker on the DSS Form 1269, Request for Support Services • Indicate on the referral that the TANF case benefits originally terminated due to full family sanction AND • Indicate that the individual is now employed or has had an increase in earnings. The client may be eligible for seamless child care eligibility if they were receiving TANF child care in order to cure their sanction. If the client was not receiving TANF child care, a Child Care Scholarship Program application must be completed. An individual who qualifies may receive TCC/FS for 12 months and may reapply for an additional 12-month period based on the availability of child care funding.

2.10.2 TCC/FS – 2 A client may reapply for an additional 12-month period based on the availability of child care funding. The child care category in the Child Care Scholarship Program database for the second year is TCC/FS -2.