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TAFDC Advocacy Guide

• Introduction
• Part 1: General Eligibility Rules
• Part 2: Assistance Units
• Part 3: Time Limit and Work Program Rules and Exemptions
  • 34. What is the time limit rule and when does your time limit start over?
  • 35. What is the Work Program?
  • 36. Who is exempt from the time limit and Work Program?
  • 37. How do you qualify for a disability exemption?
  • 38. Are you subject to the time limit and work rules while DTA evaluates your disability claim?
  • 39. How do you qualify for an exemption as the caregiver for a disabled child?
  • 40. How do you qualify for an exemption as the caregiver for other disabled family members?
  • 41. How do you qualify for an exemption as a pregnant woman?
  • 42. How do you qualify for an exemption on the basis of age?
  • 43. Can you get a waiver or good cause exception to TAFDC rules because of domestic violence?
  • 44. What can you do if you are getting close to the end of your time limit?
  • 45. Can you get an extension of benefits past the time limit?
  • 46. How do you request an extension of benefits past the time limit?
  • 47. How long will your extension last?
  • 48. What if your extension request is denied?
  • 49. What activities count towards the Work Program requirement?
  • 50. How many hours a week do you have to do a work activity?
  • 51. What are the work rules for two-parent families?
  • 52. What are the work rules for noncitizen parents?
  • 53. When do you have to start a Work Program activity?
  • 54. How should you choose a Work Program activity?
  • 55. What if you can’t find an appropriate Work Activity?
  • 56. What if you need child care or transportation to meet the Work Program rules?
  • 57. What happens if you do not meet the Work Program rules?
  • 58. What if you have a good reason for not meeting Work Program rules?
• Part 4: Financial Eligibility
• Part 5: Benefits and Services
• Part 6: Applications and Proofs
• Part 7: Proving Continuing Eligibility
• Part 8: Appeal Rights
• Part 9: Overpayments and Fraud
• Appendices

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Massachusetts Law Reform Institute

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January 2024

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Part 3 of the TAFDC Advocacy Guide has information about time limits, work rules, and when these rules might not apply to you.

Go to the table of contents, or download this chapter as a PDF below.

TAFDC Advocacy Guide Part 3: Time Limit and Work Program Rules and Exemptions (January 2024).

33. Can you get TAFDC just for your children if you are not a citizen?

34. What is the time limit rule and when does your time limit start over?

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