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________________________________________________________________________ Volume 48 | October 1, 2018 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2.1.7 General Application Process (Application Submission): This section has been revised to include “other electronic submission” to the list of ways TANF applications may be filed.

3.2 Required BG Members: This section has been revised to clarify which individuals are required BG members with respect to the dependent child living in the home.

3.4 Living with Relatives: This section has been revised to clarify that the dependent child must be living with relatives within the specified degree in order to be eligible for TANF.

8.15 Need Standard Table: This section has been revised to change the Need Standard for the TANF Program and to show the increase in TANF benefits effective October 2018.

10.4 Verification of TANF Benefits from Another State: This section has been updated to provide additional information for clarity.

19.17 Reference Need Standard Table: This section has been revised to change the Need Standard for the TANF Program and to show the increase in TANF benefits effective October 2018.

9.9 Transferring Cases: This section has been removed from the manual since it does not reflect the current procedures.

The DSS Form 1209, Statement of Paternity, has been removed throughout the manual since it is now obsolete.

Titles of forms have been updated throughout the manual to reflect the current titles. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Volume 49 | January 1, 2019 _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1.5 (4) (G) Confidentiality and Program Compliance (Disclosing Confidential Information): This section has been revised under the “Exception” to clarify the Third-Party information that may not be made available to the Benefit Group.

2.1 (11) General Application Process (Application Not Filed in County of Residence): This section has been updated to change the title and also to provide the current procedures for registration of application regardless of the county of residence. This subsection has been renumbered from 13 to 11.

2.1 (12) General Application Process (ES Worker Interview): This section has been updated to clarify that a household’s residence is no longer a mutually acceptable location to conduct an interview, per Executive Management. This subsection has been renumbered from 14 to 12.