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Redetermination
A review of factors affecting continuous TANF eligibility and payment amount.
Referral
A request for information, services or aid on behalf of an individual by an agency, institution or another individual.
Reinstatement Case action taken to restore TANF benefits.
Report Month
The month and year for which hours of participation in a TANF Work Program activity are collected and recorded. A report month will always include four or five full weeks. The report month will include any weeks in which four or more days fall into the calendar month.
Representative Payee
Income received by one person for the needs of another person who is the beneficiary of the benefits.
Resources
Cash or other assets that are owned by an individual(s) and can usually be converted to cash.
Responsibility Plan
The second step of the Family Plan where parental/caretaker relative responsibilities and DSS responsibilities are identified and documented.
Restoration of Benefits
The process of restoring a BG's TANF benefits after the full family sanction has been cured.
Revocable Trust
A trust in which funds can be withdrawn without restriction or approval from a court or other entity.
Roomer An individual to whom the TANF BG furnishes lodging, but not meals, for compensation.
Sanction Individual or BG ineligible for cash assistance due to a penalty for failing to meet a TANF program requirement. A sanction is curable.
Satisfactory Participation Participation in a program activity equal to the hours assigned to the activity for a stated time period.
School Dropout
A BG member under age 18 who has not graduated from high school or received a GED and is not registered in school, withdraws from school, or fails to attend school as required by South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE).
Screening A system of preliminary examination and/or evaluation of information to determine a course of action.