TANF Program Policy Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION TITLE/CONTENT DATE ISSUED OR REVISED
0-1 Table of Contents  11/14/24
0-2 Alpha Subject Index 01/01/18
0-3 Introduction 01/01/18
0-4 Definitions 04/01/20
     

000

TABLES OF STANDARDS

 
001 Monthly Income Standards 07/01/23

100

APPLICATION PROCESSING

 
  101-1 Confidentiality 01/01/18
  102-1 Civil Rights 01/01/18
  102-2 General Complaints 01/01/18
  102-3 Accommodations 01/01/18
  103-1 Application Processing 06/02/22
  103-2 Interviews 01/01/18
  103-3 Rights and Responsibilities 01/01/18
  103-4 Verification and Documentation 09/01/23
  103-5 Processing 01/01/18
  103-6 Voter Registration 01/01/18
  103-7 Tribal TANF Plans 07/01/18
  104-1 Failure/Refusal to Comply 01/01/18
  104-2 Protective Payee 01/01/18

200

HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION

 
  201-1 Filing/Assistance Unit 07/01/21
  201-2 Living Situation 01/01/18
  201-3  Relationship  10/01/2024
  201-4 Marital Status 01/01/18
  201-5 Joint Custody 01/01/18
  202-1 Adding/Removing Household Members

04/01/21

300

NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

 
  301-1 Citizenship 12/01/24
  301-2 Alien Status 12/01/22
  302-1 Residency 01/01/18
  302-2 Temporarily Absent 08/01/21
  303-1 Furnishing A Social Security Number 07/01/24
  304-1 Teen/Minor Parent Living Arrangement 04/01/20
  305-1 Age of Minor Child/Student Status 09/01/23
  306-1 Child Support Enforcement Referral 12/01/22
  306-2 Child Support Good Cause Claim 07/01/18
  306-3 Child Support Payments and Collections 01/01/18

400

RESOURCES

  
  401-1 Ownership/Accessibility/Equity Value 01/01/18
  402-1 Countable & Excluded Resources 05/01/21
  402-2 Native American Resources 01/01/18
  402-3 Trust Funds 01/01/18
  403-1 Vehicles 01/01/18
500 INCOME
  500 Income Overview 04/01/23
  501-1 Unearned Income 02/01/23
  501-2 Native American Income 01/01/18
  502-1 Earned Income 02/01/23
  503-1 Self-Employment Income 01/01/18

600

ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATIONS

 
  601-1 Prospective Budgeting 01/01/18
  602-1 Income Disregards 01/01/18
  603-1 Deeming 07/14/22
  604-1 Income Tests and Grant Calculation 01/01/18
  604-2 Post-Employment Program 06/01/23

700

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

 
  701-1 Referral and Enrollment/Intake 10/01/20
  701-2 Introductory Period 01/01/18
  702-1 Screening and Assessments 01/01/18
  703-1 Brokering Services and Referrals 09/01/21
  704-1 Employability/Service Plan 10/01/24
  705-1 Participation Hours 06/01/23
  706-1 Employment and Training Activities 07/01/23
  706-2

Pathways Services

 09/01/23
  707-1 Work Placement Requirements 06/01/23
  708-1 Case File Documentation 10/01/22
  709-1 Verification and Reconciliation  08/01/22
  710-1 Sanction and Re-Engagement 09/01/24
  711-1 Supportive Services 10/01/23
  712-1 Supervisor Reviews 02/01/18

800

TIME LIMITED BENEFITS

 
  801-1 Incrementing Time Clock 05/01/20
  801-2 Out of State/Tribal TANF Months 07/01/23
  801-3 Time Clock Adjustment 01/01/18
  802-1 Extended Benefits 07/01/23

900

BENEFIT ISSUANCE

 
  901-1 Payment Methods 05/01/22
  902-1 Replacement Warrants 01/01/18
  903-1 EBT Benefit Expungement 01/01/18

1100

CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE

 
  1101-1 Child Care Assistance 02/01/18
  1101-2 Working Caretaker Relative Childcare 05/01/21

1200

ADDITIONAL TANF ASSISTANCE

 
  1201-1 Emergency Assistance 05/01/21
  1202-1 Matched Savings and Individual Development Accounts 01/01/18

1500

CASE MANAGEMENT

 
  1501-1 Reporting Changes 04/01/23
  1502-1 Redetermination 04/01/21
  1503-1 Notices/Adequate and Timely 01/01/18
  1504-1 Overpayments 01/01/18
  1504-2 Underpayments 01/01/18
  1504-3 Cash Management 01/01/18
  1505-1 Intentional Program Violation/Fraud 11/01/19
  1506-1 Requesting a Fair Hearing 01/01/18
  1506-2 Administrative Review 01/01/18
  1506-3 Fair Hearing Procedure 01/01/18
  1506-4 Board of Public Assistance Appeal and Judicial Review 01/01/18
  1506-5 Fair Hearing Appeal/Benefit Continuation 01/01/18
  1507-1 Case/Person Notes 10/01/22
  1508-1 Good Cause Criteria 08/01/22
  1509-1 Case File Retention/Archive/Destruction 10/01/23
  1510-1 Program Compliance Reviews 01/01/18
  1511-1 Case Transfer 01/01/18

1700

DIRECTORIES

 
  1701-1 Tribal and Indian Agency Offices 01/01/18
  1702-1 Pathways Operators 07/01/24