Virginia Administrative Code
Title 22 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Agency 40 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 35 - VIRGINIA INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM
Part III - Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW)
Section 22VAC40-35-110 - Sanctions

Universal Citation: 2 VA Admin Code 40-35-110

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

Local departments of social services shall be authorized to sanction participants in the TANF Program up to the full amount of the TANF grant for noncompliance, without good cause as defined by the State Plan, as follows:

1. A participant assigned to the Full Employment Program who does not work the required hours will only be paid for the actual hours worked. Participants that are terminated from FEP by the employer due to problems with attendance or performance or both will be sanctioned the full amount of the TANF grant.

2. A recipient assigned to VIEW who is determined to be in noncompliance with the VIEW Program shall be sanctioned as follows:

a. For the first offense, the full amount of TANF benefits for the family shall be suspended for at least one calendar month or until the individual complies with the program requirements, whichever is longer.

b. For the second offense, the full amount of TANF benefits for the family shall be suspended for at least three calendar months or until the individual complies with the program requirements, whichever is longer.

c. For the third or subsequent offenses, the full amount of TANF benefits for the family shall be suspended for at least six calendar months or until the individual complies with the program requirements, whichever is longer.

Statutory Authority

§ 63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia.

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