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d. The weekly number of hours of a CWEP assignment equal the total TANF dollar amount plus the SNAP benefit amount divided first by the minimum wage and then by 4.33.

e. The number of hours of a CWEP assignment is calculated at the time of the placement and is fixed. They do not vary from week to week or month to month. The hours are recalculated at each reassessment and at any time there is a change in the size of the assistance unit which also changes the benefit amount. Note: Mass changes to the SNAP allotment amounts and changes to the minimum wage amount will be addressed at the next reassessment after the change.

f. CWEP hours are not reduced by travel time to and from the placement. All CWEP hours are to be worked; meals and breaks can be included with hours worked or can be subtracted based on how they are treated for paid employees of the work site.

g. Calculation of Work Hours for TANF and TANF-UP Cases: Combine the total TANF dollar amount with the SNAP benefit amount received by members of the TANF household. Do not include the value of SNAP benefits received by household members who are not included in the TANF payment. Divide the total of the TANF payment plus SNAP benefits by the minimum wage, to determine the number of CWEP hours to be worked each month. Divide that result by 4.33 and round the final result down to the next whole number to determine the number of hours to be worked each week in the CWEP assignment.

CWEP placements cannot exceed 32 hours a week. The weekly CWEP assignment will be reduced to 32 hours if the calculated hours exceed that number.

h. CWEP Assignments for TANF-UP Cases: Both parents in a TANF-UP case may be placed in CWEP. In that circumstance, each will be required to participate the calculated hours. For example, if the calculation requires 25 hours of participation, and if both parents are assigned to CWEP, each individual will participate 25 hours a week. Additionally, each individual will have to be assigned to another activity for an additional 10 hours per week to meet his/her VIEW participation requirement.

5. Referral of the Client to the Work Site: After the client’s hours of CWEP participation are determined, and a good work site match is made, the ESW will work with the client and the work site to schedule an appointment for the client to be interviewed for a position. The ESW will complete the SNAP E&T and VIEW Referral to Work Site form (032-02-1060), make a copy for the record and give the referral to the client to take to the interview. The work site supervisor will complete the bottom portion of the form, copy it for the work site, and send it back to the ESW showing the outcome of the interview. If the work site accepts the client for the placement, the worker will proceed with putting the client in CWEP and in arranging any needed supportive services.

If the client does not have Medicaid coverage, the worker will provide both the client and the work site supervisor with a signed copy of the Notification of Workers’ Compensation Requirements and Procedures form (032-03-0675) and will explain the responsibilities of all parties should there be an injury at the work site.

6. Concurrent Assignments: Since it is not possible for a CWEP assignment to meet the 35-hour participation requirement, all participants assigned to CWEP must also be assigned to another component that will enhance employability. Transmittal 76