No. 34239 (Amendment): Section R986-200-246. Transitional Cash Assistance

(Amendment)

DAR File No.: 34239
Filed: 11/15/2010 03:26:04 PM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

The purpose of this amendment is to reflect other previous changes and to count unearned income.

Summary of the rule or change:

The Department had originally intended to only count earned income but computer changes make that too difficult at this time so unearned income will also be counted making more clients eligible for the program. Another change is being made to reflect a change to the sanctions previously filed.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Section 35A-1-104
• Subsection 35A-3-302(5)(b)
• Subsection 35A-1-104(4)

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

This applies to federally-funded programs so there are no costs or savings to the state budget.

local governments:

This is a federally-funded program so there are no costs or savings to the local government.

small businesses:

There will be no costs to small businesses to comply with these changes because this is a federally-funded program.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

There will be no costs of any persons to comply with these changes because there are no costs or fees associated with these proposed changes.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

There are no compliance costs associated with these changes for any persons because this is a federally-funded program and there are no fees or costs associated with these proposed changes.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

There are no compliance costs associated with this change. There are no fees associated with this change. There will be no cost to anyone to comply with these changes. There will be no fiscal impact on any business.

Kristen Cox, Executive Director

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Workforce Services
Employment Development
140 E 300 S
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111-2333

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Suzan Pixton at the above address, by phone at 801-526-9645, by FAX at 801-526-9211, or by Internet E-mail at [e-mail]

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

12/31/2010

This rule may become effective on:

01/07/2011

Authorized by:

Kristen Cox, Executive Director

RULE TEXT

R986. Workforce Services, Employment Development.

R986-200. Family Employment Program.

R986-200-246. Transitional Cash Assistance.

(1) Transitional Cash Assistance, (TCA) is offered to help FEP and FEPTP customers stabilize employment and reduce recidivism.

(2) To be eligible for TCA a client must;

(a) have been eligible for and have received FEP or FEPTP during the month immediately preceding the month during which TCA is requested or granted. The FEP or FEPTP assistance must have been terminated due to earned or earned and unearned income and not for nonparticipation under R986-200-212. If the immediately preceding month was during a diversion period, or the client has a[reduction or] termination pending due to non participation as provided in R986-200-212, the client is not eligible for TCA,

(b) be employed and

(i) have income[earning a wage] greater than the FEP or FEP TP income guideline[ and]

(ii) the FEP or FEP TP assistance was terminated because of that income, and

(iii) the earned income exceeds the unearned income at the time the FEP or FEP TP was terminated, and

(c) continue to cooperate with the Office of Recovery Services, Child Support Enforcement.

(3) TCA is only available if the customer verifies income at[employment averaging] the minimum required in subparagraph (2)(b) of this section.

(4) The TCA benefit is available for a maximum of three months in a 12 month period. The three months do not need to be consecutive.

(a) The assistance payment for the first two months of TCA is based on household size. All household income, earned and unearned, is disregarded.

(b) Payment for the third month is one half of the payment available in (4)(a) of this section.

(5) To receive the second and third month of the TCA benefit, the client must remain employed[ and be earning wages greater than the FEP or FEP TP income guidelines] or have had an open FEP case that closed during the prior month due to income described in (2)(b) of this section[earned at that same amount].

(6) If initial verification is provided and a client is paid one month of TCA but the client is unable to provide documentation to support that initial verification, no further payments will be made under TCA but the one month payment will not result in an overpayment.

(7) TCA does not count toward the 36 month time limit found in R986-200-217.

 

KEY: family employment program

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [November 1, 2010]2011

Notice of Continuation: September 8, 2010

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 35A-3-301 et seq.

 

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