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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

TANF MANUAL

SECTION 201

NONCOOPERATION PENALTY CALCULATION 7/22

APPENDIX X, Page 7

Example 9:

A non-parent caretaker in a Group II locality receives TANF for one child. The non-parent caretaker is not in the AU. There is no countable income. The Eligibility Worker is notified of the caretaker’s failure, without good cause, to cooperate with DCSE. Calculate the revised payment amount as follows:

Step (1) $262.00 SOA for 1 person

Step (2) Calculate 25% reduction:

. 25 X $262 = $65.50

Step (3) Net payment calculation:

$262.00 SOA for 1 person/Payment amount - 65.50 Penalty $196.50 Net payment

$196.00 Actual payment amount

Example 10:

A non-parent caretaker in a Group II locality receives TANF for one child. The non-parent caretaker is not in the AU. The child receives $50 monthly in countable unearned income. The Eligibility Worker is notified of the caretaker’s failure, without good cause, to cooperate with DCSE. Calculate the revised payment amount as follows:

Step (1) $262.00 SOA for 1 person

Step (2) Calculate payment amount:

$262.00 SOA for 1 person - 50.00 Countable unearned income $212.00 Payment amount

Step (3) Calculate 25% reduction:

.25 X $212.00 = $53.00

Step (4) Net payment calculation:

$212.00 Payment amount - 53.00 Penalty $159.00 Net payment

$159.00 Actual payment

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