Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 656.1 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF)
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 17-656.1-12 - Voluntary quit for applicant
Current through November, 2024
(a) An applicant household, except as specified in subsection (b), shall be ineligible for assistance if within sixty days prior to the date of application a work eligible individual household member voluntarily quit his or her last full-time employment without good cause.
(b) An applicant household shall not be subject to the voluntary quit provisions of this section if the household is currently serving a sanction period for a noncompliance with FTW or job termination. In this situation, the applicant household shall be subject to the sanction provisions specified in section 17-794.1- 42.
(c) If a work eligible individual quits his or her job without good cause after the date of application, but prior to the date a disposition is rendered on the application, the household shall be treated as if it were a recipient household and section 17-794.1-42 shall apply.
(d) Good cause for a voluntary quit shall be as specified in section 17-794.1-40.