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41 6. Participants’ statement of kinship will be acceptable at review unless questionable. 7. There will be no re-opens unless it is an agency error. The applicant/recipient may reapply for Work First Cash Assistance. 8. Each adult budget unit member can receive the Job Bonus if the following are met:

A. The employment is new or there is an increase in hours; B. The employment is expected to be permanent; and C. The employment is expected to be a minimum of 25 hours per week.

9. All WFFA cases will be reviewed every 12 months. 10. School attendance - The caretaker must provide proof of school attendance for all school age children at application and review by providing a current report card or attendance summary print-out from the school. Work First Social Workers verify school attendance with the School Social Workers on a monthly basis. Therefore, it is not necessary for them to call the schools when a Quarterly Report is received. Failure to provide proof of school attendance at review results in an incomplete review. 11. All school age children cannot have more than 10 unexcused absences in a school grading period unless good cause exists. More than 10 unexcused absences in a grading period will result in a sanction of 1 month or until compliance whichever is greater. 12. Cases where all children in the household are on SSI will not be eligible for WFFA as there is no eligible child in the home. 13. All applicants must meet and cooperate with child support within 10 calendar days of applying for Work First. Failure to do so will result in the application being denied unless there is good cause. 14. All income, with the exception of SSI income, will be counted for parents living in the home to determine Work First eligibility. 15. Single parents may claim their “S” exemption for the first 3 months of a child’s life. Once the 12-month lifetime exemption has been exhausted, the parent will be required to participate in the employment program as soon as authorization is given from her doctor. Also, if a parent volunteers to participate in the employment program, he/she may not reclaim the exemption for the same child. 16. All parents in the home must have their GED or high school diploma or be enrolled in and satisfactorily attending education enhancement classes (i.e.: GED, Adult High School, ESL, Literacy, etc.) unless there is good cause.

CATAWBA COUNTY

1. Applicant must cooperate with Child Support, apply or be receiving food assistance, and the applicant must register with Division of Workforce Solutions – NCWorks if not already employed or job being held for the applicant and if monetarily eligible for Unemployment Benefits (UIB) must apply for the UIB prior to approval of the Benefit Diversion application. 2. Applicant must cooperate with child support within 12-calendar days of applying for WFFA. If the applicant fails or refuses to do so without good cause, deny the application for WFFA. 3. Applicant must be receiving Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) (food assistance) or be evaluated for FNS within 12 calendar days of applying for WFFA. If the applicant fails or refuses to do so without good cause, deny the application for WFFA and notify the Medicaid worker (applicants must apply for Medicaid before applying for WFFA). 4. Applicant must be assessed for Economic Literacy within 12-calendar days of applying for WFFA by Work First staff. The Economic Literacy assessment is an integral part of the