Page 398

TANF POLICY MANUAL

_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 398

_____________________________________________________________________________ Volume 60 | October 1, 2022 (cont’d) ______________________________________________________________________________ month of admittance and the following month. Examples of these types of facilities are also provided.

8.15 Need Standard Table: This section has been updated to provide the current gross income limit, need and payment standards for TANF, effective October 2022.

21.4(3) RCA/TANF Relationship (RCA Payment Level): This section has been updated to provide the RCA Payments, effective October 2022.

22.3 Title VI Prohibition against National Origin Discrimination As It Affects Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP): This section has been updated to change the “Policy and Procedures Guide for Services to Person with Limited English Proficiency or Sensory Impairment” to “Civil Rights Toolkit.” _____________________________________________________________________________ Volume 61 | January 1, 2023 ______________________________________________________________________________ 3.6(2) Living Arrangements (Special BG Situations): This section has been updated with several entries to further clarify how to treat special Benefit Group (BG) situations.

3.7 Temporary Absence: This section has been updated to define temporary absence and provide examples of temporary absences.

3.7(1) Temporary Absence (Time Frame for Reporting Permanent Absence): This section has been renamed “Time Frame for Reporting Temporary Absence” and updated to specify a temporary absence may not exceed 30 days but may be extended to 60 days.

3.7(2) Temporary Absence (Work Related Temporary Absence): This section has been renamed “Employment or Reasons Relating to Work.”

3.7(3) Temporary Absence (Temporary Absence due to Educational/Vocational Training): This section has been renamed “Educational/Vocational Training.”

3.8 Temporary Absence due to Institutionalization: This section has been renamed “Institutionalization” and updated to include a “NOTE” to clarify that a child(ren) admitted into an institution with his/her parent(s) is eligible for TANF the month of admittance and the following month only.

3.9(3) Sanctions and Disqualifications (TANF Case Closed Due to Full Family Sanction): This section has been updated to remove the denial closure “JF” since JUMMP has been discontinued.