2.10.2 State 48-Month Lifetime Limit

The 48-month state lifetime limit is the cumulative total number of months an individual, or any adult member of an individual's W-2 Group An adult custodial parent, all dependent children with respect to whom the individual is a legal custodial parent and all minor children with respect to whom the adult individual’s dependent child is a custodial parent. W-2 Group includes any non-marital co-parent or any spouse of the individual who resides in the same household as the individual and any minor children with respect to whom the spouse or non-marital co-parent is a custodial parent. W-2 Group does not include any person who is receiving cash benefits under a county relief block grant program. This is also referred to as the W-2 Assistance Group (W-2 AG) , has participated in or received benefits under, at least one of the following:

A W-2 Employment Position Community Service Job, Trial Employment Match Program, and W-2 Transition at any time during a month, including TEMP Trial Employment Match Program , CSJ Community Service Job , or W-2 T W-2 Transition even if the payment was reduced to $0.

Any TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funded program in this state or any other state for which the participant received TANF cash assistance while in that program. (See 2.10.2.3 ) This includes Tribal TANF funds and some months in a CMC Custodial Parent of an Infant placement. (See 2.10.8 )

The AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children JOBS program from October 1, 1996, to W-2 implementation in September 1997. AFDC participation counts toward the 48-month state lifetime limit if the individual was: Included in the Standard Filing Unit in an open AFDC assistance group (including sanctioned adults); Age 18 or older; Coded with a JOBS registration code of mandatory (M), voluntary (V), or PFR Demonstration with a code of (P) or (R); and Enrolled in JOBS under experimental or non-experimental PFP, WNW, Experimental or Control PFR.

Months of participation in the CMF+ placement where a monthly $50 supplemental payment is received do not count towards the state 48-month lifetime limit. (See 7.2.3.5.1 )