461-135-1250    Effective 04/01/16
Specific Requirements; Post-TANF

1. This rule explains specific requirements for the Post-TANF program. Through September 30, 2010, the Post-TANF program provides $100 per month per qualifying adult in aid for 12 consecutive months or until the household income exceeds 250 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), whichever comes first, as long as the client meets JOBS federally required participation rates (see OAR 461-001-0025) in combined unsubsidized paid work and JOBS activities.

2. Effective October 1, 2010, the Post-TANF program provides $50 per month per qualifying adult in aid for 12 consecutive months or until the household income exceeds 250 percent of the FPL, whichever comes first, as long as the client meets JOBS federally required participation rates in combined unsubsidized paid work and JOBS activities.

3. To enroll in the Post-TANF program, a client must:
   1. Have obtained unsubsidized paid employment;

   2. Have become ineligible for the Pre-TANF, TANF or SFPSS programs due to earnings; and

   3. Be a Work Eligible Individual as defined by federal regulations.

4. To remain eligible for the monthly Post-TANF payment, the client must meet the requirements of all of the following subsections:
   1. Meet all TANF eligibility requirements, except the client need not meet the following requirements:
      1. OAR 461-120-0310 and 461-120-0340 (child support assignment and cooperation);

      2. OAR 461-120-0330 (pursuing assets);

      3. OAR 461-155-0030 (income limits); and

      4. OAR 461-160-0015 (resource limits).

   2. Report and meet the monthly JOBS federal participation requirements with unsubsidized paid work and, if necessary, other JOBS activities.

   3. Provide the Department with employer-produced documents of paid, unsubsidized work hours within 45 days after Pre-TANF, TANF, or SFPSS has ended.

   4. The client must also provide employer-produced documents of paid, unsubsidized work hours each time requested by the Department or no later than the last day of the sixth month following the date the client provides the verification of work hours in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.

   5. Report all changes in residency and household group (see OAR 461-110-0210) affecting Post-TANF eligibility within 10 days of the occurrence.

   6. Changes reported for another program that affect Post-TANF eligibility are considered reported for Post-TANF.

5. A client failing to comply with subsection (4)(c) of this rule but then providing documents after 45 days is eligible for Post-TANF payments only in the month the local Department office receives the documents and the months thereafter.

6. Household income for the Post-TANF program is calculated in accordance with all TANF financial rules.

7. Each parent (see OAR 461-001-0000) of a two-parent family is entitled to a monthly Post-TANF payment if both parents meet all Post-TANF enrollment and eligibility requirements.

8. Monthly payments in the Post-TANF program begin the month after the last regular TANF benefit payment; or for Pre-TANF clients, the month after the Department verifies that the client meets TANF eligibility requirements.

9. A client in the Post-TANF program is entitled to support services in accordance with OAR 461-190-0241. Additional support services may be granted with manager approval.

10. A client is no longer eligible for a Post-TANF payment when the client does not meet JOBS federal participation requirements due to:
    1. Loss of employment;

    2. A reduction in work hours, and the client chooses not to participate in required JOBS activities offered by the Department; or

    3. A reduction in JOBS activity hours without good cause (see OAR 461-130-0327) that when combined with work hours does not meet the JOBS federally required participation rates.

11. Notwithstanding any other administrative rule in Chapter 461, effective April 30, 2012 the Post-TANF program funding ends. Continuation of Post-TANF benefits is not authorized after April 30, 2012, regardless of whether a hearing request on Post-TANF is submitted or pending.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 411.060, 411.070, 412.006, 412.009, 412.049, 412.124
Stats. Implemented: ORS 411.060, 411.070, 412.006, 412.009, 412.049, 412.124

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