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20 CAR § 503-1514. Arkansas Work Pays Program bonus.
(a)(1) As an incentive to participants to retain their jobs, each Arkansas Work Pays Program participant may receive preset bonus payments after meeting certain job retention targets.
(2) To be eligible for the bonuses, the participant must have met the federal work participation rate requirement in each of the preceding months according to the bonus schedule below.
(3) All bonus payments will be made through the participant’s EBT card but not counted as cash assistance.
(4) Bonuses will be keyed after the monthly cash assistance payment has been released.
(b)(1) The Program Eligibility Specialist will assess prior work participation and select the indicator in the automated system to trigger the appropriate bonus payment.
(2) The bonus payment indicator should be marked at the same time as the work participation is entered each month.
(3) See 20 CAR § 503-1513(c) for information on keying work participation hours.
(c)Note. Good cause months are classified as noncompliance…#
(c) Note. Good cause months are classified as noncompliance and must be considered when determining if a participant is eligible for a bonus.
(d)(1) If the Arkansas Work Pays Program participant exits the program and reenters the program, the participant will be eligible for bonuses not already received when their Arkansas Work Pays Program eligibility has been reestablished.
(2) See 20 CAR § 503-1522 for the eligibility criteria for reentry to the Arkansas Work Pays Program.