Page 46
TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF
A-8212 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING Eligibility and Payments Manual Work Activities Leading To Economic Independence MTL 11/03 11 May 01 821.1.1 Actual Hours – Actual hours are those hours the participant has worked. Actual hours may be averaged, but must be rounded up on a weekly, not daily, basis. Actual work hours must be entered for at least the first week of new employment and/or until the client has worked and verified sufficient hours to allow the hours of participation to be projected. Example: An employer’s pay period begins on Thursday and ends the following Wednesday. Your client started on Saturday and worked 28 hours by the end of the pay period. From Saturday to Wednesday, the calendar should reflect 28 hours, unless days worked are known. 821.1.2. Projecting Hours – Projecting hours is the action of reporting verified, average weekly hours into future weeks/months. Participation in employment, subsidized employment and on-the-job training activities may be projected for up to six months if: A full week of actual hours worked has been verified AND a signed employer’s statement indicating the number of hours are expected to remain consistent, OR A minimum of two weeks of actual hours have been verified AND it is expected hours will remain consistent. Use the following methodology to PROJECT HOURS depending on the employer’s pay periods: