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(b) using the exact monthly figure or an average per pay period times the actual number of pays if the assistance unit will receive less than a full month's pay. If actual income is used in any given calculation, it is the Eligibility Worker's responsibility to adjust the figure for subsequent months if the actual income varies.
Example:
The client's salary is $100 weekly. The pay does not vary. The client is paid every Friday.
The client reports she quit her job and will receive a final weekly paycheck on September 3. Since the client was paid for a partial month, the exact amount of $100 will be used.
Example:
The client reports she quit her job on June 21. She will receive a final bi-weekly paycheck on July 5.
For the month of May, she received $190 and $220 for a total of $410. This amount is divided by two (the number of pays) to determine the average bi-weekly pay of $205. $205 is used to calculate her July TANF payment.
2) Assistance units receiving monthly or semi-monthly income, such as state or federal payments or semi-monthly pay checks, must have the income assigned to the normal month of receipt, even if mailing cycles, weekends or holidays cause the income to be received in a different month.
For example, the applicant/recipient is employed and is paid semi- monthly on the first and sixteenth. Because June 1 falls on a Saturday, the client receives her June 1 paycheck on May 31. The Eligibility Worker will count the paycheck received May 31 as income for June.
3) For the on-line systems used to verify child support or unemployment benefits, mailing and processing days must be added to the payment dates shown to properly reflect the period of receipt for TANF purposes. Checks are prepared and mailed on the business day following the APECS disbursement date or the VEC warrant date. Allow two mail days to determine the payment date and month of receipt. Allow two business days for electronic funds transfer payments to reach the designated debit card bank account to determine the payment date and month of receipt.
Once the income has been verified, the payment is then calculated based on the anticipated income. (Refer to Appendix 3 to Section 305, Steps 3 and 4.) Ongoing payments will continue in the same amount until a change is reported or becomes known to the agency.
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