1. (a) Unless the assistance group meets one or more of the hardship criteria described in He-W 602.07 or He-W 602.08, financial assistance benefits shall not be available to an assistance group that includes an adult who has received financial assistance for more than 60 months from any combination of the financial assistance to needy families (FANF) programs.
2. (b) The counting of the 60 months described in (a)(1) above shall commence October 1, 1996.

3. (c) For the purpose of counting the 60 months:

   1. (1) One month shall equal 2 semi-monthly payroll payments, as defined in He-W 601.06(f);
   2. (2) 60 months shall equal 120 semi-monthly payroll payments; and
   3. (3) Months shall not have to be consecutive.

4. (d) In determining the number of months for which an individual has received FANF financial assistance, any payment period for which such assistance was provided to the individual shall be disregarded if the individual was:

   1. (1) A dependent child; or
   2. (2) Not the head of household, or his/her spouse.
5. (e) The total number of extensions to FANF financial assistance granted by the department due to hardship, as specified in He-W 602.07 or He-W 602.08, shall not, at any point in time, exceed 20 percent of the average monthly number of families receiving TANF assistance during the current or immediately preceding federal fiscal year pursuant to 45 CFR 264.1(c) and (d).

Source. (See Revision Note #1 at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171, eff 6-26-91; ss by #6446, eff 2-1-97; amd by #7192, eff 2-1-00; ss by #7470, eff 4-1-01; paragraph (a) amd by #8740, INTERIM, eff 10-13-06, EXPIRED: 4-11-07; paragraph (a) amd by #8869, eff 4-19-07; ss by #9123, eff 4-3-08; ss by #9275, eff 9-20-08; ss by #10163, eff 7-26-12