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

Message Cause / Remedy ENTRY MUST BE BLANK – TRANSMIT ENTER On the WTRK32 PA INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT INQUIRY screen, the Transmit position (in front of Employment Activity) must be blank. TRACKING each INVALID CHANGE DATE ENTERED If an Assessment Change date was date and not prior to 12/96. entered, it must be a valid INVALID DATE The date entered is not a valid date. INVALID DISTRICT If entered, district must be the first 4 letters of a valid district name. For New York City cases district should be “NYC”. INVALID SUFFIX For Upstate cases, Suffix must be “01” or blank. INVALID OVERRIDE CODE ENTERED If entered the override code must be EC or AB. MS or JB or VE or NOTHING TO PROCESS During the override data entry, an add or a delete must be done. OVERRIDE REASON INVALID The override reason code entered when completion a deletion or addition override transaction must be a valid reason code. Valid reason codes for deletion and addition override transactions are listed in the corresponding sections under the heading WTRK43 FS ABAWD OVERRIDE INPUT. REASON REQUIRED Reason Code is a required entry. SUFFIX IS INVALID Suffix must not be greater than 09. SUFFIX MUST BE NUMERIC When entered, Suffix must be numeric.

Screen Caption Data Element Name (size) Remarks TOTAL MON N-P TOTAL MONTHS PARTICIPATING NON- (2) The total number of months within the current 36-month fixed period when the ABAWD was receiving SNAP but not participating in an ABAWD qualifying work activity as required. TYPE PA or SNAP EARNED INCOME SOURCE (5) The PA or Food Stamp Earned Income Source current PA or SNAP budget. from the VOCATIONAL EDUCATION MONTHS USED VOCATIONAL EDUCATION MONTHS USED (2) The total number of months a TANF, SN MOE or Safety net individual has been enrolled in vocational education activity during the individual’s lifetime as reported on the Welfare-to- Work Caseload Management System. This counter is never reset. WK CNT WEEK COUNTED INDICATOR (1) A code of “Y” indicates that the TANF or Safety Net individual’s time in a Job Search and / or Job Readiness activity or a TANF or Safety Moe (State / Federal Charge code 60, 63 or 64) individual’s time in a Substance Abuse Treatment and / or Treatment Plan Other Than Substance Abuse activity can be counted, for a corresponding week, for the federal and state participation rate. A code of “N” indicates that a corresponding week cannot be counted.