Exemption: This evidence captures details about a period of time during which an adult Household Member's receipt of Cash Assistance is not counted as a countable month of assistance towards the Federal lifetime limit for the program, as the Household Member's circumstances satisfy an exemption reason.

For the period of time a Household Member is exempt, the months in which the Household Member receives Cash Assistance is not counted by the system. Exemption details the Household Member who is exempt, the period they are exempt for, and the reason for the exemption.

Example

Linda Smith is an adult who is receiving Cash Assistance for the last five months. Linda notifies the caseworker that there has been a change in her circumstances for the last two months. The case worker determines that Linda Smith's circumstances warrant that she be granted an exemption, as her circumstances satisfy one of the exemption reasons. The case worker creates an exemption record for Linda Smith with details of the period the exemption is for and the reason for the exemption. The two months of Cash Assistance which Linda receives within this exemption period are months that are not counted towards her life time limit for receipt of Cash Assistance.