Section He-W 602.09 - Duration of Extensions to the 60-Month Time Limit(a) An assistance group (AG) that is granted an extension pursuant to He-W 602.08 shall continue to receive FANF for 6 months or until any adult in the AG who has received FANF for 60 months no longer meets the criteria for an extension under that section, whichever occurs first.(b) Families receiving FAP financial assistance at the time an adult in the AG has received FANF for 60 months, or families that request an extension pursuant to He-W 602.08 and are eligible to receive FAP financial assistance, shall remain eligible for FAP financial assistance for so long as all other FAP financial and non-financial eligibility requirements are met and the AG is otherwise eligible for FAP financial assistance.(c) FAP AGs eligible for an extension of benefits as described in (b) above shall not be required to make a written request for an extension of benefits pursuant to He-W 602.08, but shall participate in a face-to-face redetermination of eligibility between month 54 and month 60.(d) AGs that are granted an extension pursuant to He-W 602.08 shall inform the department no later than 10 days after the AG's circumstances change in any way that might affect their eligibility or benefit level pursuant to He-W 603.03.(e) If the department has not issued a decision on the hardship extension at the time any adult in the AG has received FANF for 60 months, the AG shall have its financial assistance benefits continued beyond the 60th month of financial assistance receipt pending the department's decision.(f) AGs whose benefits have been continued pursuant to (e) above shall not be required to repay the benefits if the department determines that the AG does not meet one of the extension criteria in He-W 602.08.(g) An AG that meets more than one criterion for extension shall receive only one 6-month extension at a time and shall not be able to combine hardship criteria in order to lengthen the extension beyond 6 months.(h) Whenever an AG that has been granted an extension becomes ineligible for FANF prior to the end of the extension period, it shall not be eligible to carry over any time remaining towards a future extension.(i) Extensions granted pursuant to He-W 602 shall be terminated if the AG notifies the department that it no longer meets any of the hardship criteria or if the department becomes aware that the AG no longer meets any of the hardship criteria for the extension.N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 602.09
#7470, eff 4-1-01; ss by #7561, eff 10-1-01; amd by #7918, eff 8-1-03; ss by #9548, eff 9-19-09
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 45, Filed November 09, 2017, Proposed by #12402, Effective 10/20/2017, Expires 10/20/2027.