7.2.3.5.1 Supplemental Payments

Supplemental payments are provided as a monthly payment to W-2 participants who are working in unsubsidized employment for a minimum number of work hours and are in a CMF+ placement. (See 7.2.3.5.2 )

A participant must be in the CMF+ placement for one full W-2 participation period from the 16th of a month to the 15th of the next month in order to be eligible for a monthly supplemental payment. A participant in CMF+ may receive up to 12 supplemental payments.

The supplemental payment is a $50 monthly payment, and it is not prorated when a placement change occurs in the middle of a W-2 participation period. Similarly, a supplemental payment must not be deducted for:

Recoupments;

Hourly sanctions;

Learnfare sanctions; or

Drug Felon sanctions.

After one full participation period in CMF+, CARES will generate a $50 supplemental payment in the form of a paper check or by EFT following the W-2 payment cycles. (See 10.2.1 )

Like W-2 payments, a participant may request that the W-2 agency hold supplemental payments. (See 10.3.1 ) In addition, the W-2 agency may intercept a supplemental payment in emergency situations. (See Chapter 2 of the Payment Issuance Guide )