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Division of Welfare and Supportive Services A-8211 Eligibility and Payments Manual EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING MTL 11/03 11 May 01 Work Activities Leading To Economic Independence If the household is receiving federally funded child care assistance, 50 of the 55 weekly work participation hours must come from core activities (refer to manual section a-817.5 regarding an explanation of state vs. federal funds).

Refer to manual section A-817.1.1 for definition of one and two parent families/house- holds Countable Work Activities are considered in determining the work participation rate and are federally categorized as core or non-core activities. CORE ACTIVITIES ● Unsubsidized Employment ● Subsidized Private Sector Employment ● Subsidized Public Sector Employment ● Work Experience ● On-the-Job Training ● Job Search & Job Readiness ● Community Service Programs ● Vocational Educational Training ● Providing Child Care to Someone in a Community Service Program (not currently applicable) NON-CORE ACTIVITIES ● Job Skills Training Directly Related to Employment ● Education Directly Related to Employment ● Attendance for High School/Equivalency Note: Non-Core Work Activities are not considered in determining the participation rate unless the core activity is met first. However, non-core hours may be equally important in preparing a person to achieve a lifestyle of economic independence. 821.1 RULES FOR PAID ACTIVITIES The following hours are countable and must be entered into the individual’s OASIS NEON Calendar within ten (10) business days following the receipt of verification, but no later than the NEON Calendar cutoff (batch finalization process).

If hours for a prior month are received after cutoff (batch finalization process), narrate when the verification was received and the number of hours verified.

When projecting hours based on information received in prior months, hours must be entered by the last working day of the report month: Note: The OASIS NEON Calendar is designed to capture hours based on weeks, with each week being a consecutive seven-day period, beginning with Monday and ending on Sunday.