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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