UPM 0300.85

Definitions - - - - - - - - 8500.01 Research and Design - - - - - - - - 8505 Experimental Design - - - - - - - 8505.05 Rights and Responsibilities - - - - - - - 8510 Rights of Applicants and Recipients - - - - - 8510.05 Responsibilities of Applicants and Recipients - - - - 8510.10 Department Responsibilities - - - - - - 8510.15 Disclosure of Information - - - - - - 8510.20 Diversion Program - - - - - - - - 8515 Rights and Responsibilities - - - - - - 8515.05 Eligibility Process - - - - - - - 8515.10 Non-Financial Eligibility Requirements - - - - 8515.15 Benefits Available Through Diversion - - - - - 8515.20 Treatment of Income and Assets - - - - - 8515.25 Standard of Assistance - - - - - - - 8515.30 Recovery and Recoupment of Benefits - - - - 8515.35 Eligibility Process - - - - - - - - 8520 Orientation to the Jobs First Program - - - - - 8520.03 Application Process - - - - - - - 8520.05 Redetermination Process - - - - - - 8520.10 Authorized Representative - - - - - - 8520.15 Interim Activity - - - - - - - 8520.20 Cooperation with Quality Control Reviews - - - - 8520.25 Beginning Dates of Eligibility - - - - - - 8520.30 Ending Dates of Eligibility - - - - - - 8520.35 Verification - - - - - - - - 8520.40 Notices Requirements - - - - - - - 8520.45 Completing the Sixty-Month Exit Interview - - - - P-8520.10 Fair Hearings - - - - - - - - - 8525 General Provisions - - - - - - - 8525.05 Limitations to Scope of Hearings - - - - - 8525.07 Continuation of Benefits Pending Fair Hearings - - - 8525.10 Employment Services - - - - - - - 8530 General Service Provisions - - - - - - 8530.05 Exemptions from Participation - - - - - 8530.10 Participation Requirements - - - - - - 8530.15 Suitable Employment - - - - - - - 8530.20 Work Test/Assessment - - - - - - 8530.25 Employability Plan - - - - - - - 8530.30 General Principles for Special Benefits - - - - 8530.35 Transportation Special Benefits - - - - - 8530.40 Participation Allowances - - - - - - 8530.45 Conciliation - - - - - - - - 8530.50 Penalties for Non-Compliance - - - - - - 8530.55 Good Cause for Non-Compliance - - - - - 8530.60 Willful Misconduct - - - - - - - 8530.65 Non-Financial Eligibility Requirements - - - - - 8540 Exemptions from Time Limits - - - - - - 8540.03 Twenty-One Month Time Limit - - - - - 8540.05 Extensions of Benefits Beyond Twenty-One Months - - - 8540.10 Sixty-Month Time Limit - - - - - - 8540.12 Eligible Children, Age Requirements and Pregnant Women - - 8540.15 Convicted Drug Felons, Fleeing Felons, & Probation and Parole Violators- - - - - - - - 8540.20 No Show for Assessment Appointment or Interview - - - 8540.22 Assistance Unit Composition - - - - - - 8540.25 Living with a Caretaker Relative - - - - - 8540.30 Minor Parents - - - - - - - - 8540.35 Citizens and Eligible Non-Citizens - - - - - 8540.40 Residency - - - - - - - - 8540.45 Concurrent Assistance - - - - - - - 8540.50 Striker Status - - - - - - - - 8540.55 Social Security Numbers - - - - - 8540.60 Securing Support - - - - - - - 8540.65 Digital Imaging Process - - - - - - 8540.70 Safety Net Services - - - - - - - - 8545 Provision of Safety Net Services - - - - - 8545.05 Treatment of Assets - - - - - - - - 8550 General Principles - - - - - - - 8550.05 Unavailable Assets - - - - - - - 8550.10 Special Treatment of Assets - - - - - - 8550.15 Deemed Assets - - - - - - - 8550.20 Procedures for Deemed Assets - - - - - - P-8550.20 Treatment of Income - - - - - - - - 8560 General Principles - - - - - - - 8560.05 Special Treatments - - - - - - - 8560.10 Deemed Income - - - - - - - 8560.15 Procedures for Deemed Income of Sponsors - - - - P-8560.15 Standards of Assistance - - - - - - - 8562 Basic Provisions - - - - - - - 8562.05 Regions - - - - - - - - 8562.10 Standard of Need and Payment Standard - - - - 8562.15 Applicability of Family Cap - - - - - - 8562.20 General Provision of Special Needs - - - - - 8562.25 Emergency Housing - - - - - - - 8562.30 Emergency Telephone Installation - - - - - 8562.35 Meals on Wheels - - - - - - - 8562.40 Moving Expenses - - - - - - - 8562.45 Repair or Replacement of Essential Household Items - - - 8562.50 Replacement of Essential Clothing - - - - - 8562.55 Restaurant Meals - - - - - - - 8562.60 Security Deposit - Heating Service - - - - - 8562.65 Security Deposit - Housing - - - - - - 8562.70 Special School Expenses - - - - - - 8562.75 Storage Charges - - - - - - - 8562.80 Income Eligibility and Calculation of Benefits - - - - - 8565 General Provisions - - - - - - - 8565.05 Income Eligibility - - - - - - - 8565.10 Calculation of Benefits - - - - - - 8565.15 Benefit Issuance - - - - - - - - 8570 Form and Method - - - - - - - 8570.05 Restricted Payment Methods - - - - - - 8570.10 Cases Involving Financial Mismanagement - - - - 8570.15 Payees - - - - - - - - - 8570.20 Protective Payees in Restricted Payment Cases - - - 8570.25 Use of Cash Benefits - - - - - - - 8570.30 Frequency and Composition - - - - - - 8570.35 Benefit Replacement - - - - - - - 8570.40 Replacement of Lost Benefits - - - - - - 8570.45 Replacement of Stolen Benefits - - - - - 8570.50 Destroyed or Mutilated Benefits - - - - - - 8570.52 Replacement of Benefits Misused by a Protective Payee - - - 8570.55 Benefit Replacement - Dates of Filing and Processing Standards - - 8570.60 Benefit Error - - - - - - - - - 8580 General Principles - - - - - - - 8580.10 Underpayments - - - - - - - 8580.20 Overpayments - - - - - - - 8580.30 Recoupment - - - - - - - - 8580.40 Treatment of Intentional Recipient Error - - - - 8580.50 Disqualification Periods and Penalties - - - - - 8580.60 Administrative Disqualification Hearings - - - - 8580.70 Recovery of Benefits - - - - - - - - 8585 General Principles - - - - - - - 8585.05 Recovery by Assignment - - - - - - 8585.10 Liens - - - - - - - - - 8585.20 Security Mortgages - - - - - - - 8585.30 Acquired Property - - - - - - - 8585.40 Recovery of Assistance from Estates - - - - - 8585.50 Recovery by Legal Actions - - - - - - 8585.60 Recovery from Third Parties - - - - - - 8585.70 Special Benefits - - - - - - - - 8590 Funeral and Burial Expenses - 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CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS _______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 10-1-09 Transmittal: UP-09-17 0300 _______________________________________________________________________________ Jobs First 8500 _______________________________________________________________________________