| (a) A One-Time TANF (OTTANF) applicant must:
(1) meet all TANF eligibility and participation requirements
in this chapter, except the requirement at §372.1154(g) of this
chapter (relating to Cooperating with Personal Responsibility Agreement
Requirements) to participate in the Choices work program;
(2) not have received an OTTANF benefit during the
12 months before the application month;
(3) be experiencing a short-term crisis; and
(4) not be a member of a household that is currently
receiving TANF benefits.
(b) The household meets the criteria in subsection
(a)(3) of this section if a caretaker adult:
(1) lost employment during the period beginning two
months before the application month through the month HHSC determines
the household's eligibility (loss of employment does not include voluntary
quit without good cause);
(2) is the only adult in the certified group and:
(A) within the last 12 months before the application
month through the month HHSC determines household eligibility, a child
in the household lost the financial support of a parent or stepparent
through death, divorce, separation, abandonment, or termination, or
the child's financial support was reduced; and
(B) the adult has a history of employment within the
12 months before the application month or the month HHSC determines
household eligibility;
(3) graduated from a university, college, junior college,
or technical training school within the 12 months before the application
month through the month HHSC determines household eligibility and:
(A) is unemployed or underemployed;
(B) is not currently enrolled in an institution of
higher learning;
(C) provides proof of his or her degree or certificate
of completion from a university, college, junior college, or technical
training school; and
(D) received TANF benefits or a OTTANF benefit anytime
in the 12 months before enrolling or while attending a university,
college, junior college, or technical training school; or
(4) is currently employed and facing a crisis due to
the loss or potential loss of transportation or shelter, or due to
a medical emergency that temporarily prevents the person from working
during the period beginning two months before the application month
through the month HHSC determines the household's eligibility.
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