Section 110. Sanctions

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.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 12, Issue 15, eff. July 1, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 19, eff. July 1, 2009.

Statutory Authority

§ 63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia.