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__________________________________________________________________ Volume 27 | 06.01.2010 (Cont’d) _____________________________________________________________________________ Manual Section 19.2 has been revised to add that support services must be work related or needed to meet a work-related expense. Also, this section has added that transitional services will be limited to transitional child care only.

Manual Section 19.4.B, #1 has been revised to state that gas vouchers must be limited to $40.00 per voucher, and if more than one voucher is needed in a month, the total amount must not exceed $75.00

Manual Section 19.4.B, #2 has been revised to state that the monthly reimbursement amount for Privately Owned Vehicles must not exceed $75.00.

Manual Section 19.4.B, #3 has been revised to limit the total amount of Car Repairs/Car Insurance/Car Taxes to $750.00 per state fiscal year, per licensed vehicle. The limited amounted was previously $1500.00 per state fiscal year. Also, in this section, a sentence has been added to state that the individual must be employed or in an approved work activity prior to authorizing this expense payment.

Manual Section 19.4.C has been revised to change the limit on work related expenses from $500.00 to $200.00 per state fiscal year, per employed individual.

Manual Section 19.4.D has been revised to change the limit on educational expenses from $500.00 to $200.00 per state fiscal year. Furthermore, it limits this expense to FI adults or FI teen parent adults. A child recipient in an FI or TSS case has now been excluded from this expense.

Manual Section 19.4.E has been revised to state that DSS may only assist with household expenses if the individual is currently employed or attending an approved work related activity. Also, under this section: the limit on utilities has been changed from $1000.00 to $500.00 per state fiscal year; and the limit on rent/mortgage has been changed from $1000.00 to $750.00 per state fiscal year.

Section 19.16 has been renamed “Transitional Child Care (TCC) Eligibility”. Transitional Support Services has been removed from the title since there will no longer be transitional support services except for child care.

Manual Section 19.6 is being revised to remove transportation as an allowable expense for Applicant Services.

A link has been added at the end of the above Manual Section (19.6). The link is 19.4.E.

Manual Sections 19.16, #1, 19.16, #1A, and 19.16, #1C have been revised to remove any reference to Transitional Support Services(TSS), as transitional clients will now only be eligible for Transitional Child Care.