Document Category: Social Services

Background Cases subject to work first benefits (WFB) WFB payment method Initial mutual responsibility agreements (MRA) Timely notice requirement Child support Reporting participation Issuing payments Failure to comply with MRAS Reapplications

Background Sanction for failure to cooperate with child support Sanction for failure to meet provisions of the mutual responsibility agreement (child-only cases) How does the work first sanction affect the family’s food and nutrition (FNS) benefits? Child care exception to a MRA sanction for work-related reason (applicable only to single-parent families) How sanctions affect time…

General information Employment security commission (ESC) State data exchange (SDX) Beneficiary earnings exchange report (BEER) and financial resource report (FRR) Security procedures County action requirements Destruction Other security measures Department of transportation (DOT) inquiry Department of correction (DOC) inquiry Child support enforcement’s automated collection and tracking system (ACTS) new hire screen National directory of New…

Recertification Requirements Penalty for a family that does not complete the recertification Verifying and documenting the family’s eligibility

Introduction Work registration requirements with the employment security commission Work-eligible individuals The mutual resonsibility agreement – plan of action Federal work activities State work activities Work activities chart Participation rates

Child support services for work first family assistance Assignment of rights to child support The rules about cooperation with child support Good cause for not making a referral Steps to follow if the family claims to have good cause for not making a referral. Requirements after good cause has been determined The affidavit of parentage Making…

PREFACE: CORE VALUES Initial assessment Ongoing assessments Keys to effective use of assessment instruments Reassessment of cases prior to three (3) or twelve (12) months of termination Home visit assessments Federal disability laws and employment requirements Services and referrals Vocational rehabilitation and social security administration referrals Interpreter services Substance abuse/domestic violence Protective services Resources and…

Kinship and living with requirements Relationships that meet kinship requirements Joint custody Verifying kinship and living with requirements Temporary absence from the home Temporary absence reporting requirement and penalty for late reporting

Countable income of household members Applying for other government benefits The work first payment calculation Job bonus Work first family assistance reporting Child support Contributions Work release funds Special instructions for bank accounts

What are the work first family assistance resource rules? Which resources count and which do not? Contacting a bank or financial institution