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

Section 385.8- Page 3 Rev. 3/2022 i) Denominator. Each month the commissioner shall determine the number of cases receiving Federal temporary assistance to needy families. (a) Such count shall exclude those cases deemed to be child-only cases in accordance with the provisions of this Title, and for which the social services official has determined an adult to be exempt in accordance with the provisions of section 385.2(b)(7)(i) of this Part regarding caretakers of children under 12 months of age; (b) Such count shall also exclude for a period not to exceed three months in each 12-month period all cases in which the parent or caretaker has been sanctioned in accordance with the provisions of section 385.12(d)(1) of this Part. ii) Numerator. The commissioner shall count monthly the number of cases in which at least one adult or minor child head of household has engaged in work as defined by this section. Such count shall be the numerator of the calculation. iii) The commissioner shall calculate the rate monthly by dividing the numerator by the denominator. 7) Such calculation shall be consistent with Federal law and shall apply unless a different rate is imposed by the Federal government; in such instance the commissioner shall establish a rate based upon a methodology consistent with Federal law. b) Participation rate for two-parent families with dependent children receiving Federal temporary assistance for needy families. 1) The minimum number of families in each month for which the parent or parents must be engaged in work as defined in paragraph (2) of this subdivision must be as follows: i) for Federal fiscal years 1997 and 1998: 75 percent of the number of families; ii) for Federal fiscal year 1999 and thereafter: 90 percent of the number of families. 2) For Federal fiscal year 1997 and thereafter, a parent or both parents in a two-parent family shall be engaged in work if either or both parents are deemed to be participating in the work activities listed in this paragraph for at least the number of hours per week, averaged monthly, as specified in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph and as limited by Federal law: i) if no Federally funded child care is made available to the family, one or both parents for a total of 35 hours not fewer than 30 hours per week of which are attributable to an activity described in section 385.9(a)(1)-(8) or (12) of this Part; ii) if Federally funded child care is provided to the family, both parents for a total of 55 hours, not fewer than 50 hours per week of which are attributable to an activity described in section 385.9(a)(1)-(8) or (12) of this Part;