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____________________________________________________________________________________ Volume 41 | 10.01.15 (Cont’d) _______________________________________________________________________ Manual Section 4.12.1, Initial Job Search Requirement: This section has been updated to reflect that an applicant must make and document a minimum of five employer contacts during the application process. __________________________________________________________________ Volume 42 | 10.01.16 _____________________________________________________________________________ Manual Section 7.7, Sources of Income Chart: This section has been updated to delete the sentence, “any duplication of funds that must be counted as unearned income”.

Manual Section 8.14 #2, CHIP Calculation: This section has been revised to update the example in the manual proration calculation.

Manual Section 8.15, Need Standard Table: This has been revised to show the increase in TANF benefits effective October 2016. The change is based on the increase to the Annual Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2016.

Manual Section 19.17, Reference Need Standard Table: This section has been revised to show the increase in TANF benefits effective October 2016. The change is based on the increase to the Annual Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2016.

Manual Section 24.3, Refugee Cash Assistance – Qualifying Documents: This section has been updated to add ‘Cuban and Haitian Entrants Parole’ as an eligible status when applying for Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA). In addition, this section has been updated to reflect that an ‘I-94 indicates parole status as a Cuban/Haitian Entrant, and is a qualifying document under documentation.

Manual Section 24.4.3, RCA Payment Level: This section has been revised to change the monthly benefit amount based on the 2016 Need Standard Payment.

Chapter 27, Federal Tax Information: This chapter has been deleted to comply with safeguard audit requirements.

Child Support Enforcement Division and the acronym ‘CSED’ have been replaced throughout the TANF Manual to Child Support Services Division and ‘CSSD’.

Workforce Investment Act and the acronym ‘WIA’ have been replaced throughout the TANF Manual to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and ‘WIOA’.

Family Independence and the acronym ‘FI’ have been replaced throughout the TANF Manual to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and ‘TANF’.