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Subject: Families First Work Incentive Payments

Policy 23.24 Date of Last Review: 06/26/2024 Effective Date: 07/01/2024 Date of Next Review: 06/26/2027 RDA: SW22 Page 3 of 4 Closure of Work Incentive Payments 1. Work incentive payments will end after the sixth (6th) monthly payment is issued; or 2. Work incentive payments may end prior to the sixth (6th) month, if: a. the AU is reapproved for Families First; b. the customer requests closure; or c. the AU fails to continue to meet all other Families First eligibility requirements, including non-cooperation with child support and non-compliance with the thirty (30) hour work and/or educational activity requirement. Note: Closure for non-compliance will not result in a work requirement sanction for the AU. Supporting Documents 23.02 Families First Assistance Units 23.14 Time Limits 23.22 Families First Child Care 24.19 Transitional SNAP 11.18 Transitional Childcare Payment Assistance Work Incentive Payment Procedures Definitions/Acronyms Term Definition AU Assistance Unit TCC Transitional Child Care T-SNAP Transitional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Supersedes Policy 23.24 Families First Work Incentive Payments, eff. date 07/01/2023; Policy 23.15 Families First Family Cap, eff. date 10/15/2023 Authority Tenn. Code Ann. §71-3-104(b)(3) and Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-01-50-.20(1)(g)(4) Application All TDHS Family Assistance Staff and Contractors