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First Violation Removed from AFDC for three months. <br /> Second Violation Removed from AFDC and Ntedicaid for three month;. <br /> Third Violation Removed from AFDC and Medicaid for six months. <br /> Fourth Violation Removed from AFDC and Medicaid and cannot reapply for three <br /> years. <br /> However, in all cases. children will continue to receive AFDC and Medicaid,and the family <br /> will continue to receive food stamps. Pregnant women may receive Medicaid benefits. <br /> PEOPLE AFFECTED BY WORK FIRST <br /> Everyone receiving AFDC benefits—about 320,000 adults and children or 120-000 <br /> families—will be a part of Work First. <br /> All AFDC recipients must sign personal responsibility contracts. <br /> The state is phasing in the work requirement of Work First, primarily because of the high <br /> cost of providing child care for parents with preschoolers. <br /> About 35,000 parents—nearly one third of all adults now on welfare—are included in the <br /> first phase of the work requirement.These are parents with school-age children.two-parent <br /> families and parents who already are working at least 30 hours a week.These families must <br /> abide by the two-year time limit for AFDC benefits and can get child care help if needed. <br /> As people move into the workforce and off the welfare rolls—freeing up dollars available for <br /> Work First—more people will be phased into the work requirement.Once fully implemented, <br /> all adults receiving AFDC benefits—except those over 65 years old or severely disabled— <br /> wi11 be required to work, and benefits will be limited to two years. <br /> Note: Some components of Work First require waivers from the federal government which ive <br /> are now seeking. <br /> 3 <br />