Page 768

Volume III | Chapter 10

10001 MISSISSIPPI SERVICES] Revised 04-01-12

the TANF case closes due to earned income. TANF (TWP) Supportive Services The following TANF supportive services are available to ongoing (TWP) participants who would not be able to participate in the program or remain employed without them: 1. TANF Child Care ................................................ full-time or before/after school certificate 2. Work Stipend .............................................................. bus pass or $300 stipend (monthly) 3. Participation Stipend* ................................................. $5 per day, $25 maximum per week (*This supportive service is available through May 31, 2012, and will be obsolete effective June 1, 2012) 4. Work-Related Expense Items/Services ................................................. up to $500 per FFY The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), Division of Economic Assistance, will assist an eligible TWP participant with child care expenses, a monthly work (transportation) stipend, and help with work-related expense items/services provided the services are needed and all eligibility criteria are met. The participant must be assigned to an approved TANF work activity prior to approval for any TANF supportive service. The participant is responsible for making sure arrangements for needed supportive services are in place to meet his/her daily needs to allow satisfactory participation and compliance with his/her Employability Development Plan (EDP) and work program requirements. The case manager should be easily accessible to provide assistance as needed. A participant may have family members, friends, or other service providers who provide assistance with child care, transportation, and other services. The county director or a designee is responsible for coordinating all TANF supportive services for TWP participants. The county director or a designee will explore the supportive services the participant can arrange for him/herself and the services MDHS will need to provide. Services may be provided by agencies that have contracts with MDHS to provide these services or by another community resource. Participants and/or service providers may be reimbursed utilizing TANF funds. Some TANF supportive services have program limitations, and some are provided at no cost to the TANF Work Program and/or participant. Participants and providers must be informed that if they receive an overpayment for supportive services, they are responsible for repayment to MDHS. The participant and the provider must