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their federal TANF WPR requirement for either rate to the additional support component (rule 2333.3) one‐by‐one until the target rate plus 1 percent is met, assigning households in order of their benefit size with the smallest benefit first.
5. If Vermont’s average all‐families WPR for the current federal fiscal year to‐date, including the month for which assignments are being made, is less than the federal targetrate plus 1 percent, the Department shall assign households not meeting their federal TANF WPR requirement to the additional support component (rule 2333.3) one‐by‐one until the target rate plus 1 percent is met, assigning households in order of their benefit size with the smallest benefit first. 6. If, after the Department has adequately funded its SSF programs, funds claimed for the MOE remain available for SSP, other than programs with their own specified appropriation, the Department shall assign qualifying households to an SSP one‐by‐one until the MOE funds are exhausted or there are no more qualifying households, assigning households with the smallest benefit first.
2335 Separate State Programs (08/01/2024, 23-30)
a. The Department determines eligibility and benefit levels for a SSP according to the Reach Up and Reach Up Services rules.
b. Reach Up households assigned to a SSP must be meeting their federal TANF WPR requirement.
c. Assignment of households to a SSP is limited to availability of MOE funds.
2336 Child Support Distribution of SSF and SSP Households (08/01/2024, 23-30)
a. The Department will distribute the child support collected on behalf of SSF and SSP funded Reach Up households as it does for TANF‐funded Reach Up households whenever administratively feasible and in accordance with rule 2250.
b. Any variation from the distribution of child support for TANF households shall be to the advantage of the SSF or SSP household. 2337 Severability (08/01/2024, 23-30)
a. If any part of these Rules is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity shall not be construed to render the remaining parts of the Rules invalid.