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23 (2) A change of address; (3) Employment status which includes obtaining a job or losing a job, hours of employment or rate of pay; or (4) Source of income. When it is determined that a household member temporarily living away from home will not return, the recipient must report this within five days.

Failure to report any of the above changes does not excuse the recipient from repayment of benefits in the situation where failure to report caused an overpayment of the TANF benefit.

3.1.23 Citizenship and Alien Status Applicants and recipients of TANF benefits must be citizens of the United States or qualified aliens within the scope of TANF eligibility as described in Section 4.4, #3, TANF Policy Manual.

3.1.24 Annual Review There will be at least one redetermination of eligibility factors every 12 months. An interview is required.

3.1.25 Needy Families TANF households containing one or two parents or a non-parent caretaker relative may receive benefits, if financially and otherwise eligible. Income criteria is in Attachment A of this plan and the resource criteria is in Sections 3.1.10 and 3.1.11 of this State Plan. A household is defined as a group of individuals whose income, resources, and/or needs impact eligibility and the amount of TANF cash benefits. Household members include sanctioned and disqualified individuals, as well as family cap children.

3.1.26 Non-Citizens In addition to U.S. citizens, certain non-citizens who otherwise qualify may also be eligible for benefits.

The following groups of non-citizens may receive benefits if all other requirements are met, for up to five years from either the date the status is granted or from the date of entry: (1) Refugees, Asylees, Amerasians, Cuban/Haitian entrants and aliens whose deportation is withheld.