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______________________________________________________________________________ Volume 58 | April 1, 2022 ______________________________________________________________________________ 2.4 Applicant Support Services: This section has been added to provide information on support services available at application. This information was previously included in the former Chapter 18, Support Services. Subsequent sections have been renumbered.

2.5 Applicant Child Care: This section has been added to provide information on child care available at application. This information was previously included in the former Chapter 18, Support Services. Subsequent sections have been renumbered.

3.1 Benefit Group Definition: This section has been updated to add the possible types of BGs. Major parent, minor parent and child(ren) of minor parent has been included as a possible benefit group.

3.6 Possible Benefit Groups: This section has been renamed “Living Arrangements.” The types of possible benefits groups have been removed.

Chapter 18, Support Services, has been removed. Subsequent chapters have been renumbered. Information from this chapter can be found in the Division of Employment Services TANF Policy and Procedure Manual. _____________________________________________________________________________ Volume 59 | August 1, 2022 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1.4(9) Limited English and Sensory Impaired Individuals (Display of Posters): This section has been updated to provide the titles of posters that must be displayed in each county office.

3.2(4) Required BG Members (Prohibited BG Members): This section has been updated to identify “Unborn Child” as a prohibited BG member. 3.3(1) Right to Choose Other Programs (TANF Recipient Approved for SSI): This section has been updated to clarify that an approval for SSI or TANF may affect the eligibility determination under the other. 3.6(2) Living Arrangements (Special BG Situations): This section has been updated to remove the exceptions for minor parents to live in the home of parents. This information has been moved to 8.9(1) Treatment of Minor Parent Cases.

3.10(2) Striker Definition (Special Striker Policies): This section has been updated to include a “NOTE” to clarify that striker policies do not apply to Caretaker relatives.

4.12 Education Requirement: This section has been updated to clarify that if a minor parent head- of-household is not enrolled or attending school within 30 days from date of application, the application will be denied.