2.10.9.1 Changing the Federal Indicator

The number of months for which an individual receives a TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families payment must equal the number of federal months used. If a discrepancy exists between payments received and federal lifetime months, the FEP, or the FEP Financial and Employment Planner ’s supervisor, must adjust the individual’s 60-month federal time limit by changing the Federal Indicator for the month of participation in the WWP Wisconsin Work Programs Time Limit Tracking application from “Yes” to “No” in the following situations:

An individual in a W-2 employment position voluntarily returns in full a payment that was sanctioned due to nonparticipation.

An individual repays in full an overpayment for W-2 payments they should not have received due to: Intentional Program Violation (IPV); Sanctioned participation that was not entered in a timely manner by the W-2 agency; or Fraud.

A system error in the Time Limit Tracking application caused an individual who meets the exemptions listed above to incorrectly use a month of their 60-month federal lifetime limit.

By updating the Federal Indicator, the month will still count towards an individual’s state and placement limit, if applicable, but will not count towards the federal 60-month lifetime limit.

For information on subtracting entire months of eligibility, see 2.10.5 .