SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PLAN FOR THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM

EFFECTIVE October 1, 2023 Through September 30, 2026

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR STATE CAPITOL 500 EAST CAPITOL PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA 57501-5070

Contents

TANF BACKGROUND ........ccesesesssessesseeseesecsececcssesesesessaseasesssseesssaseseeseesassessesseesecssesesseeneeeessssesaeeneseesnesneseees 4 GOALS, RESULTS, AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT .......::ccesssssessesseesenseeseceesseaeeesseesseeseeseceenseceseareneseeserseasesesaes 4 NEEDY FAMILIES wsvesssarccussmmnnnn rnin ini inimiinrrrmtanrinneeerninneeivecreen 5

CONFIDENTIALITY AND SAFEGUARDING INFORMATION

RIGHT TO FAIR HEARING ........cseseesesssesecsseesessecesesaecssscseesecasesesseesessaccsesseasesecsessesnessasesesneseeseesaessesaesnesseeaesaes 7 WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY ......cccccsssscsssscseeseseeseeseesseecsecsssecseessesessecssseesssecssessenessensensssenestenssenteenseasneeees 7 TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE.........cc:ccsssesesssessesseseeerseseesesessesnesesssressessesseessessersesseseeesensensentes 8 ELIGIBILITY FACTORS FOR TEA PAYMENT Sissies cctsnsisnvinviieinissisivenonanvenvvennivnirnemnseon anv snrwnvseenaesncrrrans 8 RECEIPT OF TANF IS REQUIRED scssssicccssssreeinsneerscoussvnsrovnrevenvasessnsstessieudsontitenieesseuveseuinacsseneieanneannanersevneadoend 9 REASON FOR TANF INELIGIBILITY PERIOD OF TIME WITH NO TANF PAYMENT REQUIRED BETWEEN TEA PAYMENTS........:scccssssssesseseseneeees 9 DETERMINING AMOUNT OF TEA PAYMENT isssssevscssvovicsscavsiersesaveasconsasavcaaaneveevivessetessiaasvecsveesrestiaeaveseeses 9 NOIBAVIMENT LESS THAN! S10 | seccccsesoxesscossvvsconecoseensnuessinatsverecersssunevevaarxstevesotvestunusonaessvenonencnenonsteatscenteed 9 TEA PAYMENTS ARE WORK SUPPLEMENT PAYMENTS .......ccscscsceseesssesessesersenerseeseessersenensenesnensseenenseneeres 9 FOLLOW-ALONG SERVICES 0.0.0... eceseescesesseesecsseeseeseeeseerssesesssssasaccssesecsasesssesasessssessessesesecnseseesesesesnessesaeenesaees 10 WORK/PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS ELECTRONIC: PAYMENT ‘CAR Dsicsssssessecsnsoseneesenvcrnnassnnnsniveoarininnsuedsaivaiva raver tsvnnarerceccn er nseeraerety 13 RESTRICTIONS wcccscerscrnnrensssrsanresenscssvoecwnscesevveensntveswenseostanestennernerbasndevenvneenes sens eoutevneiceenntneiinine cenknenneienenensina 13: FEE DESCRIPTION ......cccccecscccesssseseessecseecsesscsessessecsesessecesseseesecsssessecssseessecsssecseeeesecsensesensenesseneseeneeeeneeees 13 EO CATIONS rencsesnrennenennense nas alien siishhu' iy Sad cai a0 u wba na set geninty lana sam eu emmert steerer aman eyunNtiayemNNN CERN TUR 14 BENEFITS...

Other Programs Funded by TANF

PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY ssscscccscssssssessecsssosseresssssssssevsesssssssvsessssssseessssssuvssssstssiansssetssusnnsssesevenesetseen 17 TRIBES.cccccccccssssvsssesceeesseseessevessssssseseeseevevevanssvessseeessssssssevesssssesssssesssusseseeesssssssussssssseessssssusisasenseeeeeeeeen 18 ADMINISTRATION ccccssssseessssceessssevesssseveessssesessssesnssssenssssesestiesessteesssessasesensesreniesesnianestisseseeeseeseen 18 FUNDING scccsssscssssscesssssesseevesssessevessssssessessssaseesessssesssssssssseseansssesssusssessiisssssssisisnsssstsssnssseetsenenetteeen 18

CERTIFICATIONS .... SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES .......cccccccesssceseseeseessssessseessseesssessesesesseeacsesseeseesasasseegs 21