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2500.00.00 IMPACT PROCESSING

This chapter contains IMPACT policy including: • Participation Rates (Section 2505.00.00) • Applicant Services (Section 2510.00.00) • Case Management (Section 2515.00.00) • IMPACT Assessment (Section 2525.00.00) • Self-Sufficiency Plans (Section 2530.00.00) • IMPACT Activities (Section 2540.00.00) • IMPACT Compliance (Section 2545.00.00) • IMPACT Supportive Services (Section 2550.00.00) 2505.00.00 WORK PARTICIPATION RATE (C)

The TANF IMPACT Program must meet a specific federally mandated “Work Participation Rate” in order to receive all possible federal funds by the participation rate and participation hours.

The participation rate is defined as the percentage of work-eligible individuals who are meeting all of their required participation hours.

Participation hours are defined as the number of hours in which each work-eligible individual is participating in an approved IMPACT activity.

All TANF families, not just those with IMPACT mandatory individuals, are counted in the participation rate calculation. 2505.05.00 TANF WORK PARTICIPATION RATES FOR ALL FAMILIES (C)

The All-Family work participation rate is calculated by dividing the number of Two-Parent TANF and Regular TANF AGs which meet the average number of hours of employment and/or work activities by the total number of Two-Parent TANF and Regular TANF AGs.

If a sanction is imposed, the TANF case is closed and will not be considered in the calculation of the participation rate after the effective date of closure which could be either the end of the current month or the next month.

Families that are not included in this calculation: • AGs headed by single parents with a child under twelve (12) months of age. • AGs receiving a $0 grant due to income. • Child only AGs

Meeting the requirement: Individuals meet the work requirement if one of the following is true: • The case head is an adult who is participating an average of 30 hours per week in work- related activities/components of which at least 20 hours are in one or more of the “core” activities listed below.