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502.2 TANF MANUAL 7/22

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502.2 PERIOD COVERED BY PAYMENT

A. The payment covers the entire calendar month of eligibility (Section 401.1.I.), except when eligibility is determined in the same month in which an application for financial assistance is received or when an individual is added to an existing case. No payment may be issued prior to the date of application. The effective date of payment is the date that initial eligibility for assistance or a change in amount of assistance begins.

No payment shall be made on an approved application for periods prior to the date of application. If the beginning date of assistance is not the first of the month, the payment for that month must be prorated. This is accomplished by dividing the amount payable by 30 days, regardless of the total number of days in such month. This amount is then multiplied by the actual days in the month including and following the date of authorization. Additionally, when an individual is added to an existing case, the individual's portion of the payment must be prorated for the first month of eligibility with the beginning date of payment established in accordance with Section 401.2.B.2.c.

Example 1: A Group II locality receives a signed application from Ms. Doe on August 18. She requested assistance for herself and two children and reports no income. The agency determined she is eligible to receive an assistance payment on August 24. The beginning date of assistance for Ms. Doe is August 18. Her first month's payment is calculated as follows:

1. 14 days = number of days for which Ms. Doe is eligible to receive assistance in August.

2. $482.00 = payment amount for full month's payment.

The method of computation is as follows: $482.00 ÷ 30 = $16.06 x 14 = $224.93 $224.00 payment (rounded down)

Example 2: A Group II locality receives an application on August 5 requesting assistance for a mother and two children. The family receives Social Security of $88.50 each month. The agency determines eligibility on August 10. The beginning date of assistance for Ms. Doe is August 5. The first payment will be computed as follows:

$482.00 - $88.50 = $393.50 full month deficit $393.50 ÷ 30 = $13.11 daily rate $13.11 x 27 days = $354.15 prorated deficit $354.00 payment (rounded down)

TANF Transmittal 74