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305.1 TANF MANUAL 10/23 Page 9

At each renewal, all income of the assistance unit must be verified, regardless of whether a change has been reported. If a change is identified, a prospective determination must be conducted in accordance with Section 305.1.A. to establish ongoing eligibility.

When a change in income occurs between renewals, a prospective determination must be conducted to establish ongoing eligibility.

When attempts to verify countable income prove to be unsuccessful because the person or organization that is to provide the verification fails to cooperate with the assistance unit and the local agency, and there are no alternate sources of verification available, the Eligibility Worker shall determine an amount to be used for TANF purposes based on the best available information. The case record must be documented to reflect the method used to arrive at the anticipated income.

In the above situation, the following verification will be considered the best available information:

1. a third party statement, 2. a collateral contact, or 3. as a last resort, the applicant’s/recipient's written statement of the amount of income anticipated to be received in the payment month.

D. Handling Changes in Income (Earned and Unearned)

1. The assistance unit must report increases in income that place the assistance unit’s monthly income above 130% of the federal poverty level based on assistance unit size.

The income limits are as follows:

Report Income Change When Household Income Exceeds These Amounts Household Size Monthly Amount Weekly Amount Bi-Weekly Amount Semi-Monthly Amount 1 $ 1,580 $ 367.44 $ 734.88 $ 790.00 2 2,137 496.97 993.95 1,068.50 3 2,694 626.51 1,253.02 1,347.00 4 3,250 755.81 1,511.62 1,625.00 5 3,807 885.34 1,770.69 1,903.50 6 4,364 * 1,014.88 2,029.76 2,182.00 7 4,921 1,144.41 2,288.83 2,460.50 8 5,478 1,273.95 2,547.90 2,739.00 Each additional Person + $557.00 + $129.53 + $259.06 + $278.50

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