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Date of Last Review: 06/26/2024 Effective Date: 07/01/2024 Date of Next Review: 06/26/2027 RDA: SW22 Page 1 of 4 Families First Work Incentive Payments Policy 23.24 Effective: July 1, 2024 Introduction A Families First assistance unit that becomes ineligible for Families First due to an increase in earned income but continues to meet all other eligibility criteria shall qualify for work incentive payments for up to six (6) calendar months from the date of ineligibility. Scope The purpose of this policy is to outline the guidelines by which Families First customers may receive additional cash benefits following ineligibility due to employment income. The goal of work incentive payments is to promote self-sufficiency by strengthening financial security and reducing the effects of the fiscal cliff. Policy Eligibility An assistance unit (AU) may be eligible to receive up to six (6) months of work incentive payments if: 1. The AU becomes financially ineligible for Families First due to an increase in the AU’s earned income and is working at least thirty (30) hours per week (thirty-five (35) hours for two-parent AUs not receiving federally funded child care; fifty-five (55) hours for two-parent AUs receiving federally funded child care); 2. The change in earned income is reported timely within ten (10) calendar days; and 3. The AU meets all other Families First eligibility criteria at the time of financial ineligibility, including compliance with the work and/or educational activity requirements. The AU must continue to meet all other Families First eligibility criteria during the six (6) month work incentive payments period. 4. The AU cannot receive work incentive payments and Transitional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (T-SNAP) simultaneously.