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[TANF WORK PROGRAM PAYMENT PROCESS: SUPPORTIVE SERVICES]

Revised 02-01-11 Volume III | Chapter 10

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1. Fails to meet the eligibility criteria or provide verification of continued employment as requested (at a minimum quarterly) 2. Voluntarily and permanently reduces the work hours and is no longer working a minimum of 25 hours per week or earning the federal minimum hourly wage 3. Has no TANF eligible child (under age 18) living in the home or 4. Moves to another state Individuals who lost eligibility for or requested termination of transitional work stipend payments must subsequently regain eligibility for TANF benefits and transition off TANF again due to earned income or loss of an earned income disregard, and must complete a TANF Transitional Work Assistance Application, MDHS-EA-357G, within 30 days of TANF case closure if transportation assistance is needed in the future. However, the application will be denied if the individual’s transitional work stipend (TT) counter is equal to or greater than 18 months. Registering Transitional Work Assistance (TT) in MAVERICS When a transitional work stipend application is received, the Transitional Work Assistance Program type (TT) must be registered in MAVERICS on the Register Application (REAP) and Register Program with Open Case (REGO) screens. The TT program will be referred to JAWS in an overnight batch process. The case manager will review the application and approve or deny eligibility for transitional work stipend payments in JAWS. The case manager will also authorize work stipend payments and document the issuance of bus passes in JAWS each month. If the individual is eligible for transitional work stipend payments, the case manager will add a transportation record for the appropriate transportation type (bus pass or stipend.) Once the transportation record is successfully added, JAWS will automatically generate a Transitional Work Stipend Approval Notice (TT01) which will be mailed to the participant from State Office. Handling Transitional Work Stipend Applications Before the TANF Program Closes in JAWS When a transitional work stipend application is received before the TANF Program shows closed in JAWS, the case manager will authorize a transitional work stipend in the current calendar month for the calendar month following case closure. To ensure transitional work stipends are processed timely and that a TT record is not added to a TWP component, the case manager will:

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