section-iii THE WORK FIRST PAYMENT CALCULATION

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The Work First Cash Assistance payment is determined by subtracting the household’s total countable earned and unearned income from the Need Standard based on the number in the assistance unit. Subtract the total from the Need Standard for the number in the family unit. The payment is 50% of the difference unless there is recoupment and/or sanction. The recoupment amount is subtracted from the payment. The sanction percentage is taken from the payment. The following chart shows the Need Standard by the number in the budget/assistance unit. NEED STANDARD BY NUMBER IN THE BUDGET/ASSISTANCE UNIT Number in Budget/Household Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Need Standard $362 $472 $544 $594 $648 $698 $746 Number in Budget/Household Unit 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Need Standard $772 $812 $860 $896 $946 $992 $1,042 For each additional person in the budget unit, $50.00 is added to the Need Standard. If the difference is $.01 to $24.99, the household is ineligible to receive a Work First cash assistance payment. If a recoupment results in a payment of less than $25.00, the recoupment amount is recalculated to ensure a $25.00 payment.

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section-iii THE WORK FIRST PAYMENT CALCULATION

Official source

The Work First Cash Assistance payment is determined by subtracting the household’s total countable earned and unearned income from the Need Standard based on the number in the assistance unit. Subtract the total from the Need Standard for the number in the family unit. The payment is 50% of the difference unless there is recoupment and/or sanction. The recoupment amount is subtracted from the payment. The sanction percentage is taken from the payment. The following chart shows the Need Standard by the number in the budget/assistance unit. NEED STANDARD BY NUMBER IN THE BUDGET/ASSISTANCE UNIT Number in Budget/Household Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Need Standard $362 $472 $544 $594 $648 $698 $746 Number in Budget/Household Unit 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Need Standard $772 $812 $860 $896 $946 $992 $1,042 For each additional person in the budget unit, $50.00 is added to the Need Standard. If the difference is $.01 to $24.99, the household is ineligible to receive a Work First cash assistance payment. If a recoupment results in a payment of less than $25.00, the recoupment amount is recalculated to ensure a $25.00 payment.