Page 49

TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF

Division of Welfare and Supportive Services A-8215 Eligibility and Payments Manual EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING MTL 11/03 11 May 01 Work Activities Leading To Economic Independence 821.1.2.2 Ongoing Projections and Date of Discovery Ongoing Projection – Once projected hours are calculated and being projected into future weeks/months, any entry into the NEON calendar must be completed by the last working day of the report month. Staff must document the verification and methodology used to determine the projected hours reported.

Date of Discovery – Is the day the participant reports or the agency otherwise becomes aware of a change in employment. Once aware of the change, staff must obtain current verification, if the participant did not already submit the required verification. The current verification is used to establish a new projection from the Date of Discovery forward. Enter the new projected hours beginning Monday of the week of the discovery. Use the previously projected hours for any week prior to the week of the Date of Discovery. Note: Once current verification is obtained, the hours must be entered within ten (10) business days of receipt of verification. 821.1.3. Hours of Paid Holiday, Annual and/or Sick Leave Time The holiday, vacation and/or sick leave hours employed participants are compensated for are considered regular hours worked and included in both calculations for actual and projected hours entered in the NEON Calendar. 821.2 RULES FOR UN-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.

If hours are not being used, narrate the reason they are not being used. 821.2.1 Holiday and Excused Absences for Unpaid Scheduled Activities When a client misses a scheduled unpaid activity due to a holiday or excused absence, participation hours may be reported within the limits of each type of absence below. The activity must be in an unpaid category such as work experience, community service, vocational education, or short periods of treatment (i.e., mental health, substance abuse or rehab activities). Note: Do not report uncompensated holidays and excused absences from paid activities such as employment or on the job training. Refer to the OASIS Task Guides for entry of activity hours.