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Volume 29 | 12.01.2010 (Cont’d) ______________________________________________________________________________ The Glossary and the following manual sections have all been revised to change S.C. Employment Security Commission (SCESC) to S.C Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW): Manual Sections 21.2.5.3, 21.2.6, 21.3.1, 21.3.5, 21.6.6, 24.8, 24.8.1, 24.8.5, 24.11.5. Manual Section 27.2 has been revised to add the statement that in order to be considered a CARES client, the acceptance for treatment by Vocational Rehabilitation, DDSN, or Mental Health must not be for drug addiction or due to a criminal record, but for a disability only. ______________________________________________________________________________

Volume 30 | 02.01.2011 ______________________________________________________________________________ Manual Sections 8.15 and 19.18 are being revised to change the Need Standard Tables. The change is due to the 20% reduction in FI monthly benefits which is effective 2-1-11. ______________________________________________________________________________

Volume 31 | 07.1.2011 ______________________________________________________________________________ Manual Section 2.4 has been revised to reduce the number of initial job searches that applicants are required to complete from 10 to 5. The change in section 2.4 (Effective 12/01/10) should not have appeared in the FI manual. This change regarding REAP, presented at the FI Supervisor’s Training held in November 2010, was never implemented.

Manual Section 24.7 has been revised to add that if the refugee applied for SNAP benefits, copies of forms DSS 3800, DSS 1324, and DSS 1325, along with documentation should be scanned in SCOSA, and the county should email State Office Refugee staff that documents have been scanned at: refugeeresettlement@dss.sc.gov.

Manual Section 24.7.5, #1 has been revised to add a note, stating that if application and other documents have been scanned in SCOSA, to notify the State Refugee Office by e-mail at: refugeeresettlement@dss.sc.gov that the documents are in SCOSA.

Manual Section 24.7.5, #2 has been revised to add that county staff should use the RCA Calculation Workbook attached to the FI Manual to prorate benefits for the initial month.

Manual Section 24.8.1 has been revised to remove children under age 16 and children in school from the table under “Criteria for Exemption”.

Manual Section 24.8.2B has been revised to change Employment Security Commission to Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW).

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