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TANF Transmittal 77

901.13 TANF MANUAL 10/23 Page 12a

Additional Considerations in Terminating a VTP:

1. If the VTP closes for any of reasons listed above, or if the VTP is closed automatically by VaCMS at the end of the 12-month period, no notice is required prior to case closure. If the VTP closes per the client’s request, a notice is required. 2. When employment ends, hours fall below 30 per week, wages decrease to below the current state minimum wage, or the only eligible child leaves the home, the VTP must be closed and cannot be re-established. The VTP must be terminated if there is a job change causing a break in employment which results in the average hours for the month falling below 30 per week.

3. The VTP must also be ended if the employment is with an educational or training institution and the job ends because the employer closes for summer break (lasting more than thirty days).

Official closures by educational or training institution employers for quarter or semester breaks (lasting less than thirty days) during which the client cannot work will not impact the VTP payment.

B. VTP and TANF Reapplication - When a former TANF recipient reapplies for TANF in the same month that a VTP is received, the VTP is countable income for the VTP recipient only.

Example 1: Ms. Smith received a $50 VTP on 09/01/2019. She lost her job on 09/10/2019 and reapplied for TANF on 09/15/2019. The $50 VTP is countable income for the AU in the month of application.

Example 2: Ms. Brown received a $50 VTP on 09/01/2019. She was incarcerated on 09/05/2019 and is expected to remain incarcerated for several months. Her three children are now residing with their grandmother. The grandmother applied for TANF for the children on 09/20/2019. The $50 VTP is not countable income for the children.

Example 3: Mr. Jones received a $50 VTP on 09/01/2019. The TANF-UP/VIEW AU consisted of Mr. Jones, Mrs. Jones and their two children. On 09/07/2019, Mr. and Mrs. Jones separated. On 09/10/2019, Mrs. Jones applied for TANF for herself and the two children. The $50 VTP received by Mr. Jones is not countable income for Mrs. Jones and the two children.