Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a)
To be eligible to receive an extension to the 60-month lifetime limit on
receipt of financial assistance to needy families (FANF) assistance, the
assistance group (AG) shall:
(1) Be
categorically and financially eligible for FANF assistance except that the AG
includes an adult who has received FANF financial assistance for 60 months;
or
(2) Be currently receiving FANF
financial assistance and an adult AG member has received FANF financial
assistance for at least 54 months.
(b) The AG shall:
(1) Verify the existence of a current
hardship pursuant to (c) below;
(2) Request an extension pursuant to (d)
below;
(3) Participate in a
face-to-face interview with a department representative;
(4) Provide the verification required in
He-W 602.10
within 10 days of the date of the request;
(5) Not have voluntarily quit or refused
suitable employment without good cause pursuant to
RSA
167:82,III(c) within 60
days of the request for extension;
(6) Not be in sanction status pursuant to
He-W 637.08:
a. At the time of applying for an extension
to the 60-month lifetime limit;
b.
Any time while eligibility for the extension to the 60-month lifetime limit is
being processed; or
c. At the time
financial assistance was closed due to reaching the 60-month lifetime limit,
unless the AG has remedied the sanction that was imposed due to non-compliance
pursuant to
He-W 637.08(c)
;
(7) Not be disqualified from receiving FANF
financial assistance due to commission of an intentional program violation, as
described at He-W 693:
a. At the time of
applying for an extension to the 60-month lifetime limit;
b. Any time while eligibility for the
extension to the 60-month lifetime limit is being processed;
c. At the time the 60-month lifetime limit
was reached; or
d. Any time after
eligibility for the extension to the 60-month lifetime limit has been approved;
and
(8) Comply with all
NHEP work program requirements pursuant to
He-W 637.05 after
eligibility for the extension to the 60-month lifetime limit has been approved,
unless good cause exists pursuant to
He-W 637.07.
(c) AGs that meet the criteria in
(a) and (b) above, shall verify the existence of at least one of the following
hardship reasons that would allow the department to grant an extension to the
60-month lifetime limit on receipt of FANF financial assistance:
(1) The AG includes an individual who has
been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty as described in
42 USC 608(a) (7) (C)
;
(2) The AG includes an adult who:
a. Is unable to obtain adequate child care as
described in
He-W 637.07(d)
, provided that the individual has made an
effort to explore other child care providers and options for obtaining adequate
child care pursuant to
He-W 637.07(c)
;
b. Is unable to participate in any of the
employment activities described in
He-W 637.09
through
He-W
637.23 due to a physical or mental condition pursuant
to
RSA
167:82,II(f) ;
c. Is unable to participate in any of the
work activities described in
He-W 637.09
through
He-W
637.23 because:
1.He or she must provide care to another relative or
assistance group member who resides in the same household due to that member's
illness, incapacity, or disability pursuant to
RSA
167:82,II(g) ; and
2.No alternative care is available or feasible;
d. Is participating in an alcohol
or other drug abuse or mental health program that prevents or limits
participation in any of the work activities described in
He-W 637.09
through
He-W
637.23;
e.
Is unemployed for a reason other than the reasons stated in
RSA
167:82,III(c) and (d) , and
meets one of the requirements below:
1.Has applied for unemployment compensation benefits but is
not yet receiving them, but in the meantime is actively seeking employment; or
2.Is not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits
and is actively seeking employment;
f. Is experiencing a life-threatening
circumstance as described in
He-W
654.03(h) (1) -(3) or an emergency
situation as described in
He-W 699.05(d) (2)
;
g. Has a learning disability that has been
identified by a:
1.State certified education professional licensed to
certify for learning disabilities; or
2.A licensed psychologist; or
h. Is engaged in unsubsidized employment for
at least 30 hours per week;
(3) New Hampshire department of employment
security has determined that the state:
a. Is
eligible for the federal/state cooperative extended benefit program pursuant to
the Federal-State Extended Benefit Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 or any
other temporary federal supplemental unemployment benefit program in effect in
the state; or
b. Has a statewide
unemployment rate of 7% or more;
(4) The AG lives in an area designated by the
United States Department of Labor as a labor surplus area;
(5) The AG is receiving FAP or is eligible
for FAP financial assistance except that the AG has received FANF financial
assistance for 60 months; or
(6)
The AG is participating in NHEP pursuant to
He-W
637.03 and complying with all participation
requirements pursuant to
He-W 637.05.
(d) The AG shall
request an extension by providing the following information to the department:
(1) The casehead's printed name, address, and
case number;
(2) The reasons for
the request; and
(3) The signature
of the casehead and the current date.
#7470, eff 4-1-01; amd by #7918, eff 8-1-03; ss by #9433,
eff 4-1-09; ss by #9775, eff 9-1-10
