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Division of Welfare and Supportive Services A-817.1 Eligibility and Payments Manual EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING MTL 11/03 11 May 01 TANF-NEON Work Participation Requirements 817.1 TANF-NEON Work Participation Requirements The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 requires the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services meet certain performance criteria described below or face financial penalties in future years. Each district office is responsible for fulfilling the performance criteria.

For the purposes of determining monthly participation rates, no more than 30% of the individuals 19 or older in single and two-parent households who are mandatory (Numerator) may be engaged in Vocational Education Training. 817.1.1 Defining One- and Two-Parent Families for the Work Participation Rate A TANF household with only one Work Eligible Individual in the home is defined as a one- parent household for purposes of the work participation rate calculation. This includes households with two parents when only one parent is a Work Eligible Individual.

Note: If one of the parents in a two-parent household is disabled (Aid Code “TN1”) or is exempt due to caring for a disabled family member (Aid Code “TN”), the household will only be required to meet the one-parent work participation requirements.

A two-parent family is a household where both parents are Work Eligible Individuals. 817.2 All-Family Participation Rate Requirement The All-Family Participation Rate (includes one- and two-parent households) is determined as follows: NUMERATOR The number of families receiving TANF containing at least one work-eligible adult or minor child head of household participating in countable work activities for the minimum hours per week listed in the chart in manual section 817.3 divided by: DENOMINATOR The number of families receiving TANF containing at least one work-eligible adult or minor child head of household less:  TANF cases with a NEON code 'E' - child less than 12 months of age. = WRP %