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

Section 385.8- Page 11 Rev. 3/2022 • True single parent families in which the parent or single caretaker relative is providing care for a child under one year of age (subject to a 12-month lifetime limit) and demonstrated as being exempted by assigning an employability code of 31; • Cases in which an adult is sanctioned but for no more than three months during the preceding 12-month period unless an adult is participating in a manner that counts for the All Families rate; • Cases in which the only active adult(s) is a parent and is/are needed in the home to care for an incapacitated household member and assigned employability code “38” (note that cases which contain more than one active adult remain in the denominator); and • Cases that do not have a work eligible individual are not included in the denominator. A “work-eligible individual” as defined at 45 CFR §261.2(n) includes adults (or minor child heads of household) who are receiving assistance funded by federal TANF or State/local MOE funds. These individuals may be exempt or nonexempt from participation in work activities under State rules, however, such individuals will nonetheless be included as a “work-eligible individual”, unless otherwise excluded by the Final TANF rule. The term “work-eligible individual” also includes a non-recipient parent living with a child who is receiving assistance, unless the parent is: • a minor parent and not the head of household; • a non-citizen who is ineligible to receive assistance due to his or her immigration status; • providing full-time care for a disabled family member living in the home based on medical documentation to support the need for the parent to remain in the home to care for that family member; • a Parent recipient of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits; or • a Parent recipient of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. As such, the denominator may include cases where there is an-exempt adult in the case, when the employment exemption(s) is other than those exemptions noted above. Note: In the instance of a case in which there is an adult participating in a countable manner, the state-level reporting process will include the case in the all families denominator and numerator regardless of any federal exclusions that might have otherwise applied. All Families Numerator: The TANF/SNA MOE All Families numerator is comprised of the number of cases in which at least one adult or minor head of household is participating in countable activities for at least the minimum required number of hours averaged weekly during the month required for the household. The table below outlines the minimum number of hours averaged weekly during the month necessary to meet rate requirements: