2014 Virginia Code
Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)
§ 63.2-617. Diversionary cash assistance
The Board shall adopt regulations to enable TANF -- eligible applicants meeting certain criteria to receive at one time the maximum TANF cash assistance that the applicant would otherwise receive for a period up to 120 days. An individual may receive diversionary TANF cash assistance only one time in a 12-month period and, in so doing, waives his eligibility for TANF for a period of up to 160 days. Diversionary assistance shall be used to divert the family from receiving ongoing TANF cash assistance by providing assistance for one-time emergencies.
1995, c. 450, ยง 63.1-105.3; 2002, c. 747; 2009, cc. 61, 547.
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