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MISSISSIPPI

Volume III | Chapter 9

Employers should be encouraged to contact the State WOTC Coordinator for Mississippi, John Jones, Mississippi Department of Employment Security, at jjones@mdes.ms.gov or 601-321- 6084, or visit the Web site at www.doleta.gov/usworkforce. 9156 [PROGRAM COMPONENTS: COORDINATION OF SERVICES]

Revised 08-01-12

OVERVIEW This material discusses the coordination between the local Economic Assistance staff and other entities. COMMUNICATION Accurate and timely communication, whether written, oral or electronic, is critical to the effective operation of the TANF Work Program. Eligibility staff, case management, and Job Readiness Trainers must work together to ensure that TANF Work Program (TWP) services do not become fragmented or cause hardship on the TWP participant. The TANF recipient has time frames for reporting information to Economic Assistance staff, for example: • When the household’s total gross monthly income, earned and unearned, meets or exceeds 185% of the need standard for the number of people in the TANF case (not the household size), this change must be reported by the 10th of the month following the month in which the change occurred. • A five (5) day time frame requirement to report, when it becomes clear to a household that a child receiving TANF benefits will be absent or away from home for more than 30 days or when the entire household or the PI moves out of state. • If a recipient requests a fair hearing, the family may continue to receive benefits while the hearing is being decided provided the request is made within ten (10) days of the adverse action notice. Employment information received by MDHS staff will be shared with appropriate staff. The case