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401.2 TANF MANUAL 7/24 Page 2c

Information may become known to the agency through means other than listed above such as information provided for SNAP Interim Reporting, or information provided by the ESW regarding a VIEW participant. If the change is one that the AU was required to report, the agency must act on the information. If the change is a change that was not required to be reported, the agency must hold the information and evaluate it at the next renewal.

Action will be taken according to Section 305.1, page 11.

b. Substantiation of Eligibility - The recipient must be advised of the need to substantiate eligibility factors whenever a change is reported. When changes that affect eligibility or payment amount occur after the case has been approved, the responsibility for the change lies both with the recipient and the local agency.

If required verification is not obtained or provided in time to prospectively determine eligibility for the next payment or to complete a redetermination by the due date, continuing eligibility cannot be determined and the case will be suspended for one month only. If verification is still not provided, the case will be closed for the month following the month of suspension. (See 401.3.G.4.)

If verification is provided after the action to suspend has been taken, the EW will reinstate assistance for the month of suspension, if appropriate. Or, if verification which establishes continued eligibility is provided after action to close has been taken but before the effective date of closure, the EW will reinstate assistance effective with the month closure was to occur.

c. Adding Persons Required to be in the AU - The AU must report a new unit member when completing a renewal. If a new unit member enters the home between renewals, the report is considered timely provided the individual entered the home after the most recent renewal was completed. Note: When the new unit member is an eligible child or the parent of an eligible child and he/she enters the home between renewals, the report is considered timely only if the AU reports the change within 10 calendar days from the date of the change or by the tenth of the following month. An application is not required when adding new unit members to an ongoing TANF case. Households may report persons required to be in the AU using the Change Report form, by telephone, by personal contact, by mail, or electronically. Verification of all eligibility requirements must be obtained on the new individual and an evaluation of the new assistance unit's need and eligibility must be made.

TANF Transmittal 78