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

Appendix B- Page 1 Rev. 3/2022 APPENDIX B - EMPLOYMENT TRACKING INQUIRY and WELFARE REPORTING AND TRACKING SYSTEM (WRTS)

EMPLOYMENT TRACKING INQUIRY ................................................................................... 1 WTRK00 EMPLOYMENT TRACKING INQUIRY MENU ......................................................... 3 WTRK31 FS ABAWD TRACKING .......................................................................................... 5 WTRK32 PA INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT TRACKING INQUIRY ......................................... 9 WTRK43 FS ABAWD OVERRIDE INPUT ............................................................................ 16 WTRK42 PA EMPLOYMENT OVERRIDE ENTRY ............................................................... 36 WTRK43 PA EMPLOYMENT OVERRIDE INPUT ................................................................ 38

EMPLOYMENT TRACKING INQUIRY

The etracking inquiry screens (Section 17, Time Limit Tracking Menu, from the Welfare Management System (WMS) main menu), were designed to aid local district workers in tracking mandated employment requirements for TA and SNAP recipients. The information displayed on the screens is based on Welfare Reporting and Tracking System (WRTS) information derived from the Welfare Management System (WMS) and the Welfare-to-Work Caseload Management System (WTWCMS) or reported by the New York City Human Resources Administration.

There are four screens available from the main menu selection (WTRK00).

• Screen WTRK31 supports SNAP ABAWD (Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents) tracking requirements;

• Screens WTRK32 and WTRK 42 support TA employment tracking;

• Screen WTRK42 has a limited override function for TA employment;

• Screen WTRK43 allows for the override of ABAWD tracking fields;

New York City Work Accountability and You (NYCWAY), the source of employment activity data for NYC clients, is not part of the WRTS database. However, each month OTDA receives an ABAWD data report from the New York City Human Resource Administration (HRA) and this information is added to the WRTS database.