1735 Changes in Residence

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Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
TANF Policy Manual

Policy Title:

Changes in Residence

Effective Date:

November 2021

Chapter:

1700

Policy Number:

1735

Previous Policy Number(s):

MT 48

Updated or Reviewed in MT:

MT-64

Requirements

AU members must be Georgia residents.

Basic Considerations

When the AU moves, changes are made to ensure that benefits are received at the correct address and at the correct benefit level.

CHANGE in RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS

Make an address change in the system on the day on which it is reported to the agency to ensure that benefits are sent to the correct address.

Offer voter registration services to each A/R at each contact for a report of change of residential address.

Document the following:

  • the date on which the AU changed its residence

  • the new address

  • the date the new address was reported to the agency

  • the AU members who reside at the new address

  • the names of others who may be living at the address and their relationship to the AU members

  • the new rent and utility cost amounts.

Determine whether the AU composition has changed. If so, make appropriate additions or deletions according to Section 1733, Changes in AU Composition.

Determine whether the AU’s new residence is in the county where the case is currently assigned.

AU Moves Out of the County

When information is received that the AU has moved out of the county, complete the following:

  • Change the address in the system.

Complete a standard review no later than the month following the month in which the transfer is processed on the system.

AU Moves out of the State

When information is received that the AU has moved out of Georgia, document the following:

  • the date on which the agency became aware that the AU left the state

  • the source of information for the AU’s change in residence

Terminate the TANF case effective the month after the change was reported. Adequate notice is provided.