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• Employed part-time: 15 -24 hours per week. Determined by number of hours worked plus travel time of 5 hours per week (more travel time may be used if determined necessary. See Travel Time). Example: Client works 15 hours per week. 15 hours of work plus 5 hours of travel = 20 hours which equals part time eligibility. NOTE: Travel time may be considered when determining the number of hours worked per week. See travel time.

TANF parent may not be required to participate a minimum of 15 hours. If both parents are in the household, both parents must be working, in school, or in training. If one or both parents work only part-time, then only part-time care will be given. NOTE: The burden of proof of income and work, school or training status is upon the applicant. 2.2.5 VERIFICATION OF WORK It is preferred that the applicant submits current 30 days worth of consecutive paystubs with the child care application to verify income and employment. The pay stubs must be relevant pay dates to the date the applicant is applying. If the applicant submits paystubs for less than 30 days and there is a year-to- date amount included on the paystubs, the year-to-date amount may be used to calculate gross monthly income. If less than 30 days of check stubs available, worker can average the available stubs, document the calculation used and ensure documentation of calculations is imaged with the case file. Example: The pay stubs should be representative. If only three stubs are available when the client is paid weekly, staff may average those three pay stubs, divide by three and multiply by 4.33 to get the gross monthly income. If four stubs are received for non-consecutive dates, those stubs may also be used as long as the amounts and hours are representative. In situations where there are three pay stubs with one missing time period, staff may figure the amount of the missing pay stub for calculations. Additionally, if staff have pay stubs that have a year to date on the stubs and there is enough time in the year to average at least one month of income, the year to date may be used to compute income. All of these options are acceptable ways to calculate the work from pay stubs. NOTE: For an applicant in the military, a Leave Earning Statement (LES) is the only acceptable method of verification. When determining the pay, use only