HAR §17-656.1-8.4. Up-front universal engagement

As a condition of eligibility for TANF, and before a payment for the first month may be approved, an applicant who is a WEI or an OWEI shall have complied with participation requirements within twenty-one days as specified in chapter 17-794.1. (1) Failure of an applicant who is a WEI or an OWEI to satisfy the conditions in chapter 17- 794.1, shall result in the denial of TANF benefits. (2) An applicant curing a sanction for non- compliance with the requirements of chapter 17-794.1 shall be required to satisfy the requirements in section 17-794.1-42. (3) An applicant who is a non-work eligible individual or sixty-five years of age or older, shall not be required to satisfy the conditions in chapter 17-794.1 as a condition of eligibility. [Eff 6/26/09] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 42 U.S.C. §607; 45 C.F.R. §206.10; HRS §346-14) §17-656.1-9 Verification of relationship and household composition. (a) The applicant or recipient shall be the primary source of information in establishing the specified relationship to the child