{"data":{"id":"us-va/22vac40-295-160","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"22VAC40-295-160","heading":"Availability of child care and sanctioning for failure to engage in work","body":"The local department of social services shall not sanction a single custodial parent caring for a child under age six for failure to engage in required work if he demonstrates an inability to obtain needed child care for one or more of the following reasons:\n\n1. Appropriate child care within a reasonable distance from the home or under other arrangements is unavailable;\n\n2. Informal child care by a relative or under other arrangements is unavailable or unsuitable; or\n\n3. Appropriate and affordable formal child care arrangements are unavailable.","path":["Title 22. Social Services","Agency 40. Department of Social Services","Chapter 295. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title22/agency40/chapter295/section160/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:01Z","sha256":"790d31915c43eba9fa8ad512b7919f72013d51bbc2995aa96bc8d1d9d57549b2","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/22vac40-295-150","next":"us-va/22vac40-295-170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}