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The case manager will use the check stubs received during the last month of TANF eligibility to verify continued employment, determine eligibility for each TANF transitional service, and approve or deny applications for TANF transitional services accordingly. If the individual is approved for transitional services, the check stubs will also be used to calculate the weekly participation hours to be projected. The case manager will explore absences and unusual income with the participant when reviewing the check stubs. The first month of projected participation should be the month following TANF case closure. To ensure transitional services are not paid to ineligible individuals, transitional cases can only be projected up to a maximum of three months at a time. Continued employment and work hours must be re-verified at the end of each three-month projected time period based on the check stubs received during the last month of the projection period. The case manager will not continue to project attendance or authorize work (transportation) stipends for the next three-month projection period until documentation verifying continued employment and work hours is received and continued eligibility is determined. The case manager will use the Participant Contact Record (PACR) screen to document the verification used to determine ongoing eligibility for TANF transitional services and scan the documents (check stubs) to the individual’s electronic case record. NOTE: The JAWS system has not been modified to handle the attendance projection process for transitional (TRN) cases, i.e., the Maintain Projected Attendance (MPRA) and Select Projected Attendance (SPRA) screens are not available and the T024 notice will not automatically be generated by JAWS on the 18th day of the last projected month (the case manager must generate a manual notice requesting the check stubs.) The case manager must calculate the weekly hours to be projected and enter the hours via the Component Attendance Report Selection (SCAR) on the TANF attendance report pop-up window. Determining Weekly Projection Hours The average weekly hours for unsubsidized employment, subsidized employment, and on-the-job training are determined by multiplying the weekly hours reported on the employer’s wage verification form or dividing the total monthly hours verified by check stubs by 4.33. The monthly income from self-employment used in the TANF budgeting process will be divided by the federal minimum wage to obtain the monthly hours. The monthly hours will be divided by 4.33 to obtain the average weekly hours. NOTE: The case manager must explore absences and unusual income with the participant when reviewing the check stubs and calculating the projected hours.

[PROGRAM COMPONENTS: TANF WORK ACTIVITIES

MISSISSIPPI DEFINED] Revised 10-01-14

Re-Verification of Projected Hours