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At State option, on a case-by-case basis, a recipient of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits or Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled in the Territories,

The term also excludes:

A parent who provides care for a disabled family member living in the home, if there is medical documentation to support the need for a parent to remain in the home to care for the disabled family member; and

At State option on a case-by-case basis, a parent who is a recipient of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits.

An individual in a family who receives MOE-Funded assistance under an approved Tribal TANF program unless the State includes the Tribal family in calculating work participation rates.

The Department offers these program components to work eligible individuals in order to achieve the participation standards as outlined in section 407:

Unsubsidized employment.

Subsidized private sector employment.

Subsidized public sector employment.

Work experience, if sufficient private-sector employment is not available.

On-the-job training (OJT).

Job search and job readiness assistance [4 consecutive weeks and a maximum of 6 weeks] plus an additional 6 weeks by meeting the "needy state" criteria.

Community service programs.

Vocational education training: (limited to 12 months and no more than 30% of caseload may be counted toward participation rate).

Job skills training directly related to employment

Teen parents who are in high school or an alternative secondary education program. Education directly related to employment.

High school or GED training for adults who didn't complete high school.

Providing child-care services to an individual who is participating in a community service program.

All adults and minor custodial parents, who are not needed in the home to care for a severely incapacitated household member or who are not caring for a child under twelve (12) weeks of age are required to be "engaged in work" as defined by TANF regulations. A single custodial parent of a child under age 6 who has demonstrated an inability to obtain suitable childcare is not required to be "engaged in work".

South Dakota TANF Program requires parents who have received assistance under TANF for more than two months to engage in work, as defined in section 402. The Department implements all relevant provisions.

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