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NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance- TA and SNAP Employment Policy Manual

Section 385.8- Page 10 Rev. 3/2022 Countable Hours for Participation: Only actual hours of participation equal to or exceeding the minimum required hours for the case, averaged weekly during the month, will trigger inclusion in the applicable numerator. For paid activities actual hours will override projected actual (scheduled) hours when entered on a timely basis but should only be entered in instances for which the actual hours are greater than scheduled hours and constitute countable status. Actual hours include: • actual hours of participation in countable unpaid work activities; • actual, projected actual, or scheduled hours in paid work activities; • limited excused absences from participation in countable work activities; • limited holidays; • limited supervised and unsupervised study time for individuals enrolled in education and training when the study time is an integral part of the program (limited to the documented hours expected by the program not to exceed the number of classroom hours); and • paid leave for employed individuals. Additionally, for SNA non-MOE only, countable participation may also include individuals: • referred to activities, within the report month, that would constitute participant status; • in conciliation within the report month or prior three months for noncompliance with an activity that would constitute participant status; • referred for noncompliance, within the report month or prior three months, for not participating in activities that would constitute participant status; • referred for sanction, within the report month or prior three months, for not participating in activities that would constitute participant status; or • participating in countable activities for the required number of hours averaged weekly during the month, including work limited individuals participating in accordance with their limitations. TANF/SNA MOE All Families Participation Rate Policy All Families Denominator: The TANF/SNA MOE All Families denominator is comprised of the total number of cases receiving TANF/SNA MOE funded assistance, excluding the following: • Child only cases in which the adult is present but not actively receiving TANF/SNA MOE assistance for any reason other than failure to comply with TANF/SNA MOE work requirements;