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Validity The state of being acceptable
Vendor Payments Payments made to a third party by a non-BG member on behalf of the BG.
Verification The use of documentation or a contact with a third party to confirm the accuracy of statements or information.
Victim of Domestic Violence An individual who is battered or subject to extreme cruelty.
Vocational Educational Training An organized educational program that is directly related to the preparation of individuals for employment in current or emerging occupations requiring training including post- secondary study leading to a baccalaureate degree. This training cannot exceed 12 months with respect to any participant.
Vocational Rehabilitation Rehabilitative services for individuals who experience a physical or mental incapacity that interferes with employment.
Volunteers Non-DSS employees used in non-certification related activities.
Wages Earned income received by a BG member in return for work.
Witness An individual who gives evidence or testifies to a matter of which he/she has personal knowledge.
Work Eligible Individual (WEI) An adult or minor parent head-of-household receiving TANF assistance, or a disqualified or sanctioned individual receiving assistance for a child. WEI’s are subject to TANF Work Requirements and included in the TANF participation rate.
Work Experience Program (WEP) A component which involves placement in a training that is clearly defined, based on a participant's vocational objective or work normally identified as EPP or volunteer work.
Work Readiness Assessment (WRA) A tool used by the TANF Case Manager to ask questions and gather information on the benefit group and other household members for the development of the Family Plan.
Work Training Allowance (WTA) An allowance paid to a DSS Work Experience or Community Service Program participant if the number of monthly hours of WEP or CSP participation multiplied by