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1000.22 Transitional Services

Former VIEW participants are eligible for transitional services once they leave TANF, either because they have reached the end of the two-year time period, or because the TANF case has closed for another reason. Except for Transitional Employment and Training (TET) and education, as specified in 1000.22.A.1 below and the Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual (Section 2.3), eligibility for specific transitional services is based on the client’s employment status. During the first 12 months after TANF case closure, a client may receive transitional services, with the exception of TET or a VTP, if otherwise eligible, even if the case was referred for a VIEW sanction, or closed while in a VIEW sanction. For a two parent household with both parents enrolled in VIEW, the participant’s eligibility for transitional supportive services listed in 1000.22.A will be evaluated on an individual basis. This may result in one parent receiving these services while the other parent is ineligible due to sanction.

The Activity and Service Plan will be used to document provision of all transitional services, including VTP and TET, with the exception of Transitional Child Care paid from Child Care Funds.

Eligibility for transitional services starts the first day of the month after TANF case closure and may continue through the last day of the third month after TANF case closure, or through the last day of the twelfth month after TANF case closure, depending upon the specific transitional service. Note: an individual who is participating in VIEW while residing in a two parent household will not be eligible for transitional services if he leaves the home.

An ESP enrollment must be opened for Transitional Transportation (TT), TET, and VTP.

If a client with a closed TANF case reapplies and is found eligible for TANF, she will no longer qualify for transitional services. VTP enrollments are closed at reapplication rather than at TANF case approval and are not reopened even if the application is denied. Clients who are referred to or volunteer for VIEW after TANF case approval are eligible for VIEW supportive services. (See 1000.12). If the TANF case closes again, the client may again be eligible for transitional services.

The local agency should include guidance regarding the use of, and any limitations on, transitional services in its Standard Operating Procedures contained in the VIEW Annual Plan. The ability of a local agency to pay for transitional supportive services and TET is based on the availability of VIEW funds.

Non-parent caretakers whose needs have been removed from the TANF payment for any reason (e.g. noncompliance, excess income for an AU of 1, etc.) are not eligible to receive transitional services if they are still receiving a TANF payment for the child.

A. Transitional Supportive Services

1. Transitional Child Care Paid From Child Care Funds –12-Month Maximum. Child Care assistance may be provided for up to 12 consecutive months, after the TANF case closes, to any former TANF recipient who meets the eligibility requirements outlined in Section 2.3 of the Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual. For VIEW and non-VIEW former TANF recipients, child care can be provided for employment. For former VIEW participants, child care can be provided for education when the individual is enrolled in an accredited public institution of higher education or other postsecondary school licensed or certified by the Board of Education or the State Council of Higher Learning for Virginia and taking courses as part of a curriculum that leads to a postsecondary credential, such as a degree or an industry- recognized credential, certification, or license, as long as the individual is making satisfactory progress, and for Transitional Employment and Training (TET).

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