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MISSISSIPPI [ BUDGETARY PROCESS: GENERAL PRINCIPLES ]

Revised 12 - 01 - 17 employment must be reported by the 10th of the month following the month in which the change (hire date) occurred to be considered a timely report. This reporting requirement applies to Mandatory TWP cases without regard to meeting or exceeding 185% of the poverty level for the household size. (See Chapter 7, Change Reporting.) If the client fails to report the change timely, the worker will determine when the 6-month disregard should have started and if any months remain after the employment is reported. Only the remaining months, if any, would be eligible for the disregard. EXAMPLES: • An individual applies for TANF and is approved on October 23rd and referred to TWP. She goes to the Case Manager on October 29th for orientation and assessment, and starts the Job Readiness Activity (JRA) on November 1st. She must find full-time employment by December 1st to qualify for the 6-month disregard. She starts full-time employment on November 16th. A timely report must be made by December 10th. November income does not cause ineligibility, but December income does cause ineligibility. Therefore, December-May become the total disregard months. The EAIN screen would be coded 6D. • Ongoing individual s child becomes 12 months old and she is referred to the Case Manager and starts Job Readiness Activity (JRA) for the first time on October 1. If she has not found fulltime employment by October 31st, she has lost the opportunity to receive the total disregard for the remainder of her 60-months. • Ongoing recipient was referred to TWP on November 1st. The Case Manager reviews his work- ready status and he begins Job Readiness Activity for the first time on November 12th. He has until December 12th to find full-time employment. The recipient starts full-time employment on November 29th but fails to report this to the Case Manager until January 17th. December s income causes ineligibility. Since the employment was not timely reported, the Case Manager will determine when the disregard should have started, in this case December-May. Since the first possible month the 6D can be applied is February, the client will only receive 4 of the 6 months total disregard. Timely Reporting for Individuals Exempt from TWP Cases: Reporting Requirement When Employment is a Reportable Change: If the income from the new employment meets or exceeds 185% of the need standard established at the most recent case review, the employment would be a reportable change and subject to simplified reporting rules. This means the new job should be reported