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3) The sanction will be imposed the first month following the month in which the case was referred for sanctioning, if administratively possible. If not, the sanction will be imposed the following month.

4) If the participant requests that the TANF case be closed following the referral of the case for sanctioning, the EW will enter the sanction in VaCMS prior to closing the case.

5) In an open TANF/VIEW or TANF-UP/VIEW case, if the recipient terminates employment, the EW may obtain the information first. If so, the EW will notify the ESW. The ESW will contact the employer and/or participant to determine if sanctioning is appropriate.

6) If a non-parent caretaker is subject to a VIEW sanction, the caretaker is to be removed from the TANF payment and the VIEW enrollment closed. The non-parent caretaker will not be added back to the TANF payment during the current period of TANF assistance. The caretaker may only be added to the payment after the TANF case closes and the caretaker completes a new application requesting assistance for herself and the child(ren).

K. Sanction Periods

A TANF or TANF-UP recipient will have her TANF payment suspended for the following periods:

1) For the first sanction, the payment will be suspended for a minimum period of one month and will continue to be suspended until the client complies.

2) For the second sanction, the payment will be suspended for a minimum period of three consecutive months and will continue to be suspended until the client complies.

3) For the third and subsequent sanctions, the payment will be suspended for a minimum period of six consecutive months and will continue to be suspended until the client complies.

4) A participant may perform a verifiable act of compliance during the fixed sanction period. The TANF payment, however, will not be reinstated until after the fixed sanction period has ended.

5) The months during which the participant is sanctioned will count toward the two year time period limitation. The “VIEW Sanction Reminder Notice” will be generated by VaCMS 15 days prior to the end of the minimum time period for the sanction. A second notice will be generated 90 days after the first notice is sent.

6) When an individual is receiving TANF and the category changes to TANF-UP or vice versa, the sanction count continues. For example, if an individual is sanctioned in a TANF case and the category changes to TANF-UP, the original sanction continues and must run its course in the TANF-UP case. Any new sanctions the individual incurs as a recipient of a TANF-UP/VIEW case will count in addition to the sanctions the individual received while participating as a TANF case. If the sanctioned individual leaves one TANF-UP assistance unit and becomes a member of another TANF- UP assistance unit, the sanction will follow that individual. The sanction will not remain imposed

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