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_____________________________________________________________________________ Volume 53 | July 1, 2020 (Cont’d) ____________________________________________________________________________________ 7.7 Sources of Income (Earned Income Credit): This section has been updated to include Earned Income Tax Credit and to add the inclusion of tax rebates and advance payments of tax credits.

7.7 Sources of Income (Unemployment Compensation Benefits): This section has been updated to include Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation & Pandemic Unemployment Assistance as countable sources of income.

9.8 (2) Reporting Changes (Changes which must be reported): This section has been updated to remove the “Exception” noted in item “A” and to clarify which employment status elements should be reported in item “C”.

11.1 Benefits Issuance: This section has been updated to change the word “individual” to “informant.”

11.1(2) Benefits Issuance (Identifying Benefit Issuance): This section has been updated to define Electronic Payment Card (EPC) and to change the warrant number from “02” to “C” to identify that a debit card was issued.

11.2 Electronic Benefit Issuance: This section has been updated to change “electronic debit account” to “EPC.”

11.3(11) Protective Payee (ES Worker Action to Remove a Protective Payee): This section has been added to explain how to remove a protective payee and change the method of payment for the TANF benefits from a paper check to the ePay card.

Glossary: This section has been updated to redefine Biological Father and Legal Father; and to change Primary (PI) to Primary Informant (PI). ______________________________________________________________________________ Volume 54 | October 1, 2020 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2.1 General Application Process: This section has been updated to include that being interviewed and verifying required eligibility criteria are a part of the TANF application process.

2.1(14) General Application Process (Assisting Applicant): This section has been updated to clarify that the Agency will provide assistance, as needed, to complete an application.

2.1(15) General application process (Authorized Representative): This section has been updated to define Authorized Representative (AR) and to clarify how an AR may be designated.