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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 1/2021 Authorizing care - Employment 9.1.1 Authorize no more than 120 hours per child every biweekly period. Employment Employment requirements for families with Employment Plans If a MFIP or DWP family has an approved Employment Plan with an employment activity, authorize the number of hours needed for the employment activity or for support of the employment activity, as indicated by the job counselor. The number of hours authorized for each child should be the number of hours that care is needed to support the parental authorized activities, excluding the hours that the child does not need child care or the hours that the provider is unavailable. The child may not need child care due to the child being in school. Employment requirements outside of an Employment Plan BSF, TY, TYE and MFIP or DWP participants without an approved Employment Plan must meet minimum work requirements at application, redetermination and the end of job search outside of an Employment Plan to receive child care during employment hours. See Chapter 4.6 (CCAP authorized activities). When a participant has multiple employment activities, the hours worked at the different employment activities may be combined to meet the 20 hours per week at the applicable minimum wage requirement. See Chapter 4.6.6.15 (Applicable Minimum Wage). Work with the participant to determine a length of time, not to exceed six months, over which the number of hours worked weekly can be averaged to determine if the participant meets the requirement to work an average of 20 hours per week at the applicable minimum wage at application, redetermination and the end of job search outside of an Employment Plan. Determining employment hours to authorize When the participant works for an hourly wage, child care should be authorized for the number of hours scheduled to be worked, including break and meal time during the employment, and up to two hours per day for travel time. When the participant does not work for an hourly wage, authorize child care for the LESSER of: • The number of hours spent in the employment activity, plus meal/break time and up to two hours per day for travel time, OR • The number of hours determined by dividing the annual gross earned income from the employment activity by 52 weeks and then by the applicable minimum wage, plus up to one hour per eight hours worked for meals/breaks, and up to two hours per day for travel time. Students and employment Students are not required to work.