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change should have been reported and apply the three (3) months of job search coverage. See section 4120-1 B. Changes Negatively Impacting the PASS II and PASS III Family Benefit. 1. Income Except for the month of application, the budget used for a family’s income is effective the first (1st) of the month. Therefore, non- temporary changes reported in a family’s income, that will benefit the family become effective the first (1st) of the month following notification to the Designee. The start date of the family’s certification period must be entered in the Budget and Co-pay screen to ensure the correct Family Income and Contribution Schedule is used. The Designee must obtain verification of the new income.

Designees must also evaluate if the change of income is due to a change in the family’s participation in an eligible activity. Changes in eligible activities include: a. Ending the parent’s activity with no new activity identified; b. One activity ending and a new activity starting; c. Adding an activity in addition to the activity the parent is already participating in; d. Increasing the days and or hours of participation in the activity; or e. Decreasing the days and or hour of participation in the activity.

Changes in a family’s eligible activity may or may not result in a change to the family’s monthly countable income and/or co-pay.

When the change reported results in an increase to the family’s co- pay, a new budget is not created in ICCIS. The income change is documented in an ICCIS case note and the family’s benefit is not changed. The Designee will issue the Child Care Assistance Reported Change – No Benefit Change Notice.

The family’s authorized unit of care is not changed if less care is needed but is changed if more care is needed.

Designees must cancel the authorization worksheet(s) beginning with the month following receipt of the reported change and all other affected months which are included in the authorization document.

When the non-temporary income change results in the family having a lower countable monthly income and a reduced co-pay, a