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E. The first 30 days rent.

4. Good Cause Exemptions/Relocation Good cause exemptions from the relocation requirement include: A. Individuals who receive a TANF benefit in excess of the federal hourly minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours multiplied by 4.3 and reduced by $100.00. B. Individuals who receive in-kind assistance (from a government entity or other source) such as subsidized housing or child care, and the value of this in-kind benefit exceeds 50% of the federal hourly minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours multiplied by 4.3 and such in-kind assistance will not be available to the family at a new location. C. The recipient's personal and family circumstances such as: 1. Work experience 2. Family and community support 3. Child's schooling 4. Child custody and visitation arrangements

CAUTION: Other good cause exemptions due to relocation will be decided on a case-by-case basis.

18.10 Failure to Cooperate After 24th Month If the recipient fails to cooperate with the work program in the 24th month or during any month of an extension, a closure notice will be mailed. This will be considered a closure due to the time limit. If the recipient provides information during the 10-day notice of adverse action that good cause exists, and the BG is eligible for an extension, the case should be reverted to open. Good cause may include meeting an exception to the time limit. No conciliation process is required during an extension time period.

NOTE: A full family sanction cannot be applied to the BG after the 24 months of time-limited benefits have expired.

18.11 Code Changes If the client's status changes during an extension period from being eligible for an extension to meeting an exception to the time limit, it will be necessary to change the extension tracking code from "EP" or "CO" on FAIP to the correct exception code.

18.12 Ineligible after 24th Month for Other Reasons If the BG is eligible for a time limit extension and becomes ineligible for TANF cash benefits for a reason other than time limits or failure to cooperate with the work requirements, close the case on CHIP using the closure code which best reflects the closure reason. The closure notice should indicate that the BG's time limit for TANF cash benefits has expired.