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B. The law allows for 20% of the caseload to be extended due to hardship beginning in the year 2001. If one or more of the following criteria are met, an extension beyond the 60th month should be given due to hardship: 1. A family member is a victim of family/domestic violence. In order to be eligible for this extension, a TANF family member must be in a program supervised by a recognized domestic violence advocate. (CHIP extension code "HV") 2. The family has an open case with Child Welfare Services. (CHIP extension code "HA") 3. As a result of the Family Plan, an adult BG member is active in a recognized substance abuse treatment program. (CHIP extension code "HA") 4. The family has reached the federal time limit, but has not reached the State 24- month time limit due to months benefits were received in another state. Benefits may be extended to allow DSS to continue to work with the family in the Work Program until the State time limit is reached. (CHIP extension code "HA") NOTE: This is an extension reason only. If an applicant is ineligible in another state due to a federal time limit, he/she must meet a SC time limit exemption to become eligible for TANF. 5. An adult in the BG is working a full-time job (30 or more hours a week) but is still eligible for a TANF cash benefit. (CHIP extension code "HA")

C. Any TANF assistance paid in another state must be counted towards the TANF time limit. D. Months counted towards the family's limit will be based on the adult or minor parent head-of-household. E. A minor parent, under the age of 18, in an adult's case may apply for benefits independently even though the adult's cash benefits terminated due to time limits. (The time limit starts when the minor begins receiving his/her own check, turns 18 or graduates from high school, whichever comes first.) F. Unless meeting a time limit exception, months in which the recipient is disqualified due to non-citizen status, fleeing felon, drug conviction, or misrepresenting residence policy, does not count toward the federal time limits, but do count toward the State time limit. Sanctioned individuals in an open case count toward both time limits. G. Months received as a dependent child do not count against the state or federal time limit if the individual applies as an adult. H. Individuals or BGs may be under one or both time limits simultaneously, and may lose eligibility based on either state or federal time limits, whichever occurs first. I. Any month in which a family cap voucher or transportation is paid to an unemployed TANF family not receiving a TANF check due to less than 10 dollars, counts toward the federal time limit only. The following tracking codes must be used: