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Example: A participant who meets all the eligibility requirements
applies on April 7. The Program Eligibility Specialist will verify the
income for the period March 8 through April 6, which is the thirty-
day period prior to the date of application.
(e)Work hours requirement.#
(e) Work hours requirement.
(1)(A) For initial eligibility, the participant must provide verification of work hours for the thirty-day period prior to the date of application.
(B) The verification can be provided:
(i)By fax;#
(i) By fax;
(ii)By mail;#
(ii) By mail;
(iii) By email; or
(iv) In person.
(C) The agency will accept verification of earnings from the employer, check stubs, payroll printouts, etc.
(D) If the information received is not accurate and would affect the participant’s eligibility status, the supervisor (or designee) will be notified immediately.
(2)(A) The participant must be in a paid work activity, i.e., employed, at least twenty-four (24) hours per week.
(B) The participant must also meet the weekly federal participation requirement for the past thirty (30) days.
(C) The participant may be engaged in another countable work activity that, when combined with the paid work hours, will meet the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families work requirement for the family.
(3)(A) If the work hours requirement is met, the information will be documented in the automated system.
(B) If the work hours requirement is not met, the Arkansas Work Pays Program application will be denied.
(C)(i) A TEA-1 will be sent as an adequate notice of application denial.