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

Section 385.8- Page 22 Rev. 3/2022 Q.8 Do all teens in secondary school, equivalency programs, or other educational training count as participants for purposes of calculating the TANF/SNA MOE All Families and Safety Net non-MOE participation rates, and how should they be reported? A.8 Yes. Teen parents, married teens, or teens living on their own, that are heads of households cause the case to be included in the appropriate participation rate numerator based on secondary school or its equivalent attendance, for any number of hours, or participation in educational training for at least 20 hours weekly. For TANF/SNA MOE and SN non-MOE cases, married teens, teen heads of household, and single teens residing alone and who are enrolled in secondary school or equivalent should be entered on WMS with an Employability Code of 17. This employability code, combined with a confirmed enrollment in the activity of High School (including High School Equivalent and Secondary School), with scheduled hours present; or Educational Training with actual hours prorated for 20+ hours weekly, will effectively cause the case to be included in either the TANF/SNA MOE numerator or the Safety Net non-MOE numerator as appropriate. Q.9 Do adults participating in educational activities such as adult basic education, literacy training, or English as a Second Language (ESL) count toward the participation rate? A.9 The hours of participation in such activities by adults count only toward the hours required above the core minimum hours of 20 for TANF All Families and single parent SNA MOE, 30 for two-parent SNA MOE, and above 30 or 50 for Two-Parent TANF Families. For SNA non-MOE, the activities count for the hours above the core 20. Q.10 How are the limits on job search and job readiness training and vocational education applied for TANF/SNA MOE and Safety Net non-MOE? A.10 An individual’s participation in job search/job readiness training is countable for up to the time limits in a rolling 12 month period (the current and preceding 11 months); it is not based on a fiscal or calendar year, regardless of whether the individual is in receipt of TANF or Safety Net assistance. There is no lifetime limit for job search/job readiness training. Participation in vocational education is limited to a lifetime of 12 months. An individual’s participation in vocational education is countable for 12 months total during their lifetime receipt of assistance, including both TANF and Safety Net. For example, an individual who is counted as participating in vocational education for 12 months while in receipt of TANF would subsequently not be able to be counted as participating in vocational education for Safety Net because they had already reached the lifetime 12-month limit. Q.11 May individuals combine their participation to meet the household’s participation requirements? A.11 No, individuals which are not in non-disabled two-parent cases may not combine their hours of participation to meet household participation requirements. For TANF/MOE