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the 10th of the current month for the following month and may continue through the last day of the benefit month. Example: A work stipend payment for the benefit month of November may be authorized any time from October 10 through November 30. Refer to the JAWS User Manual, Chapter 13, Section 9, Transportation Services, for additional information. For SNAP purposes, the TANF work stipend is a reimbursement, and therefore, is not countable income. However, money received by a TANF recipient from another TANF recipient or individual for payment of transportation services will be counted as other earned income, less allowable deductions, in SNAP and TANF. Full and Partial Payments The case manager has the option of paying the “F-full” amount or a “P-partial” amount when authorizing work stipend payments via the Authorize Transportation Stipend (TSAU) screen in JAWS. The total stipend payments authorized for any benefit month cannot exceed the maximum amount allowed for the total scheduled hours range displayed on the Maintain Transportation (MTRE) screen. Payments for a benefit month should be available to the participant during the benefit month, when possible. The following chart lists the “F-full” and “P-partial” payment amounts for TWP participants.

Weekly Scheduled Participation Hours Monthly Transportation Stipend Allowance “F-full” Amount Monthly Transportation Stipend Allowance “P-partial” Amount 32 to 40 hours $300 $150 or balance remaining 26 to 31 hours $240 $120 or balance remaining 20 to 25 hours $180 $90 or balance remaining Less than 20 hours $120 $60 or balance remaining When a work stipend is authorized on TSAU, the case manager will request a full or partial payment. JAWS keeps track of the total scheduled hours range and all payments issued for the benefit month. When the case manager authorizes a payment, JAWS will calculate the appropriate payment amount based on the total scheduled hours range, deduct any previous payments for that benefit month, and pay the balance due. If the amount already paid is greater than the full/partial amount requested, the amount already paid will be deducted from the maximum amount allowed and remaining balance will be paid. The total stipend amount paid

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