131.51 Noncooperation Determination

If the applicant or recipient does not cooperate with DHS according to Section 131.32, Cooperation Criteria for Child Support or Section 131.33, Cooperation Criteria for Spousal Support without good cause according to Section 131.6 , Good Cause or if the CAO receives an eCIS alert from the DRS or BCSE that the recipient did not cooperate without good cause, or if the CAO determines noncooperation, the CAO must:

55 Pa. Code §187.26

· Authorize cash assistance for all members of the applicant /recipient group, if all other eligibility criteria are satisfied code the non-cooperating parent with eligibility status “E S ” if all other eligibility criteria are met, and lower the cash assistance grant by 25 percent.

NOTE: The CAO must lower the grant by 25 percent for the applicant/recipient group with the non- cooperating Specified Relative even if the non-cooperating Specified Relative is sanctioned or ineligible for another reason.

NOTE: Only the grant group(s) including a child for whom the specified relative is non-cooperative receives a 25 percent reduction if there is more than one grant group.

Send an Advance Notice to lower the cash assistance grant by 25 percent. See Appendix D, Eligibility Status for Noncooperation with Support Requirements and Mandatory Participation in Road to Economic Self-Sufficiency Through Employment and Training (RESET) .

55 Pa. Code §187.25

Count support collections that an ineligible person receives and keeps as income available to the budget group receiving cash assistance.

NOTE : The CAO must give written notice to the DRS before a scheduled hearing on noncooperation. The DRS staff responsible for the noncooperation determination must testify at the DHS fair hearing.

55 Pa. Code §187.23(c) 55 Pa. Code §187.25

55 Pa. Code §187.26

55 Pa. Code §187.26 (c)(1)

55 Pa. Code §153.44(b)(2)(i)(C)