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6. If the client relocates to another locality in Virginia, the agency will transfer the VTP case. The client will continue receiving VTP as long as VTP eligibility requirements are met. If the client is no longer eligible, a notice must be sent to advise the client of this.

7. If a renewal is due and a change that could result in VTP eligibility requires verification, but is not verified until after the renewal end date, VTP cannot be established unless a renewal is submitted and completed prior to the last day of the month following the renewal month.

Example 1: A TANF/VEW case has a renewal end date of 08/31/2019. The client calls on 08/25/2019 and reports new employment. The worker generates a verification checklist and requests income verification. On 09/05/2019, the client submits the income verification, but does not submit and complete a renewal. The case will close because the renewal was not completed and VTP cannot be established.

Example 2: A TANF/VEW case has a renewal end date of 08/31/2019. The client calls on 08/25/2019 and reports new employment. The worker generates a verification checklist and requests income verification. On 09/05/2019, the client submits the income verification, and submits and completes the renewal. The worker determines that the family is no longer is eligible for TANF/VIEW because of excess income. The TANF/VIEW case is closed due to excess income. Although the change was verified after the 08/31/2019 renewal end date, VTP can be established because the client submitted and completed the renewal prior to 09/30/2019, the last day of the month following the renewal month.

Criteria for Termination of VTP:

1. The client is no longer working at least 30 hours per week.

2. The client’s earnings fall below the current state minimum wage.

3. There are no TANF eligible children in the home. Note: If the only eligible child(ren) in the home at the time the TANF case closed reaches the age of 18 (or has already reached the age of 18, but had remained eligible for TANF because he/she was enrolled and attending a secondary school or vocational/technical school of secondary equivalency) during the VTP period, the caretaker’s eligibility for VTP will not be affected.

4. The client files a TANF reapplication.

5. The client failed or refused to provide employment verification required for a VTP job follow-up. Note: If a client provides employment verification that shows he is working at least 30 hours per week and is earning at least the state minimum wage, but does not return the VTP Job Follow-up form, the VTP must not be terminated.

6. The worker is unable to locate the client.

7. The client moves to a locality that is not in Virginia.

8. The 12-month VTP period ends.

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