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Subject: Families First Work Incentive Payments

Policy 23.24 Date of Last Review: 06/26/2024 Effective Date: 07/01/2024 Date of Next Review: 06/26/2027 RDA: SW22 Page 2 of 4 • If the AU cannot be reached to make a decision as to which benefit would be more advantageous to their circumstances, T-SNAP will be approved. The AU will no longer be eligible for work incentive payments once T-SNAP is approved. Payment Determination 1. The work incentive payment amount will be determined by issuing the maximum grant allotment for all eligible AU members at the time the AU becomes ineligible due to earned income with the following exceptions: a. AU members not included in the Families First grant at the time the AU is determined ineligible due to earned income will not be included in the work incentive payment calculation. Refer to policy 23.02 Families First Assistance Units for more information on ineligible AU members. b. Penalties for non-compliance with immunizations and health checks, school attendance, and/or parental involvement in place at the time the AU is determined ineligible due to earned income will continue to be applied to the work incentive payment amount until the verification of compliance has been provided. c. Existing recoupments at the time the AU is determined ineligible due to earned income will continue to be applied to the work incentive payment amount. 2. Eligibility for work incentive payments begins with the first (1st) day of the month following Families First ineligibility. 3. The ongoing benefit amount will be made available on the first (1st) day of each month of eligibility. Time Limits Each month a work incentive payment is received will count toward the caretaker relative’s sixty (60) month lifetime limit as outlined in policy 23.14 Families First Time Limits. Support Services 1. During the work incentive payments period, the AU will be eligible to receive: a. Families First child care as outlined in policy 23.22 Families First Child Care, and b. Support services including transportation. 2. When the work incentive payments end, the AU may be eligible for eighteen (18) months of Transitional Child Care (TCC) as outlined in policy 11.18 Transitional Childcare Payment Assistance. Changes During Work Incentive Payments During the six (6) month work incentive payments period, all changes in AU circumstances must be reported within ten (10) calendar days. See Work Incentive Payments Procedures for additional information. Re-Entry During Work Incentive Payments If the AU becomes financially eligible for Families First cash benefits during the work incentive payments period, the payments will end, and the Families First case will be reapproved. Families First eligibility will begin on the first (1st) day of the month following the determination of eligibility for Families First.