Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1240 - Human Services
Subtitle 1240-01 - Family Assistance Division
Chapter 1240-01-09 - Transitional Food Stamp Eligibility
Section 1240-01-09-.01 - ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) A Families First group with earnings whose case is closed because their income exceeds the Families First income standards may be eligible for five (5) months of Transitional Food Stamps (TFS) if they are part of a currently certified food stamp case.
(2) Transitional benefits begin the first month following closure of the Families First case, or as soon as is administratively feasible, and continue for a maximum of five (5) months.
(3) A household member who leaves the Transitional Food Stamp household during receipt of TFS benefits must re-apply for regular food stamp benefits in order to re-gain food stamp eligibility. He/she may not continue to receive Transitional Food Stamp benefits in a separate household.
(4) Transitional benefits continue throughout the five-month period unless the household re-applies and is approved for Families First or re-applies for regular food stamp benefits.
(5) Only eligible food stamp household members are eligible for Transitional Food Stamps; i.e., ineligible or disqualified individuals are not eligible for TFS.
(6) All food stamp household members do not have to have been receiving Families First to be eligible for transitional benefits. However, if there is an open Families First case remaining within the food stamp household, the food stamp household is not eligible for Transitional Food Stamps.
Authority: T.C.A.§§ 4-5-201 et seq., 4-5-202, 71-1-105, 71-3-154, and 71-5-304; 7 U.S.C.A. §§ 2012(c), 2015(c) and 2020(s); 42 U.S.C.A. § 601 et seq.; 7 C.F.R. § 273.12(f)(4); P. L. 107-171 § 4115; and 69 Federal Register 20724 and 20728, April 16, 2004.
