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[TANF WORK PROGRAM PAYMENT Volume III | Chapter 10

calendar month are processed nightly and are available to the participant by 10:00 a.m. the following day. Work stipends authorized in advance (in the current month for the following month) are processed by JAWS two times per month. Stipends authorized on the 10th through the 23rd are processed after the close of business on the 23rd. Stipends authorized on the 24th through the last working day of the month are processed on the last day of the month. Stipends authorized in advance will be available to the participant on the first day of the benefit month. JAWS system edits are in place to prevent payment of unauthorized benefits and to ensure payments for any benefit month do not exceed the maximum monthly allowance based on the payment range entered on MTRE. A history of work stipend payments paid to each participant is maintained by JAWS and can be viewed via the Transportation Stipend Check History (TSHI) screen. Attendance documentation must be received, reviewed, and entered into JAWS, if possible, prior to authorization of benefits. The documentation must be filed electronically in the TWP Temp Docs folder or the county’s central file. The attendance data used to determine satisfactory participation will be determined by the component type (AWEP, COM, JA, high school, college, etc.) and must be current or no more than two (2) months prior to the transportation benefit month. Authorization of benefits, on the TSAU screen, requires the case manager to attest that attendance documentation is up-to-date and the participant is participating satisfactorily. If the participant is eligible, the case manager will authorize the stipend timely to ensure the benefits are posted to the participant’s Mississippi Debit MasterCard account and will be available on the first day of the benefit month. Monthly work stipend allowances may be issued to TANF Work Program (TWP) participants in partial payment amounts. The case manager will use good judgment when determining whether to issue the “F-full” amount or a “P-partial” amount. Refer to Chapter 10, Prorating Monthly Work Stipend, for additional information. Transitional work stipend payments must be issued for the “F- full” amount allowed for the payment range. Transitional work stipends cannot be prorated. Work stipend payments issued to ongoing (TWP) participants are subject to improper payment policy and procedures. If an overpayment occurs, a claim will be set up and the overpayment amount recovered. If an underpayment occurs, the claim amount will be issued to the participant. Refer to Chapter 10, Improper Payments, for additional information. Individuals submitting attendance verification and requesting payment for a benefit month in which the authorization period has ended will not receive payment for that month. The case manager will take timely case action(s) to conciliate TWP participants and close Transitional Work Assistance MISSISSIPPI PROCESS: SUPPORTIVE SERVICES]

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