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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 2 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work Program › Section 340:10-2-3 - Employability planning

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Scope and applicability.
The employability planning process begins
				at intake and continues as long as there are employment barriers or family
				circumstances that interfere with the participant obtaining and retaining
				employment. The worker and the participant initiate Form 08TW002E, TANF
				Work/Personal Responsibility Agreement. While completing Form 08TW002E, the
				participant provides information regarding his or her work history, education
				and training, employment interests, child care plan, and transportation and
				support services needs to help the worker develop an employability plan that
				addresses the participant's strengths and employment barriers.
(1) Literacy screening is mandatory and must
				be included as a required Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work
				activity for participants who have not obtained a high school diploma or high
				school equivalency certificate and demonstrate a lack of literacy skills.
(2) The participant's identified
				employment barriers must be addressed on Form 08TW002E. In addition to literacy
				issues, barriers may include the inability to fluently speak English, learning
				disabilities, physical or mental health issues, domestic violence issues, lack
				of transportation, or substance abuse issues.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 2 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work Program › Section 340:10-2-4 - Employment

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(a)
Applicability.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work
				activities are designed to help participants obtain employment to achieve
				economic self-sufficiency, per Sections
				261.2,
				261.10, and
				261.30 of Title 45 of the Code of
				Federal Regulations (45
				C.F.R. §§
										261.2,
				261.10, and
				261.30) . Work allows participants
				to enhance their self-esteem and to become more independent. Every effort is
				made to assist participants in securing jobs that provide financial security
				and opportunities for advancement. The appropriate employment criteria for
				subsidized and unsubsidized employment are included in (1) through (5) of this
				subsection.
(1) Appropriate employment may be
				temporary, permanent, full-time, part-time, or seasonal work, as long as the
				daily and weekly hours of employment do not exceed those customary to the
				occupation.
(2) The wage must meet
				or exceed the federal or state minimum wage laws or the prevailing rate for
				similar employment, whichever is applicable. The state law applies when federal
				law does not cover the job.
(3) A
				participant is not required to accept employment when the position offered is
				vacant due to a strike, lockout, or other bona fide labor dispute.
(4) A participant is not required to work for
				an employer when it is contrary to the conditions of membership in the union
				governing that occupation. Employment not governed by the rules of the union to
				which the participant belongs may be appropriate.
(5) A participant is not required to accept
				employment that results in the net loss of income.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 2 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work Program › Section 340:10-2-5 - Job search activities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The primary objective of all job search activities is for
				  applicants and recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to
				  obtain employment through personal contacts with employers. The worker and the
				  participant jointly determine the number of employer contacts based on
				  availability of child care, financial resources, jobs in the community, skills
				  and abilities, and any other factors which affect or influence the
				  participant's ability to obtain employment.
(1) An employer contact is defined as a
				face-to-face interview with an employer, the completion and return of any
				application to an employer, including an on-line application, or the completion
				of tests required for employment with the state, local, or federal government.
				The participant records employer contacts on Form 08TW010E, Employer Contact
				List.
(2) Job search is defined as
				the participant's job seeking efforts. Persons in job search activities are
				eligible for participant allowances and may be eligible for child care for the
				time they are actively looking for a job or in a group activity.
(A) The participant is given Form 08TW013E,
				TANF Time and Progress Report, to complete and return to the worker by the time
				frame shown on the form.
(i) Additional job
				search may be required as a part of another work activity when it would improve
				the participant's employment prospects.
(ii) The number of employer contacts to be
				made each week is included in the employability plan.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 2 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work Program › Section 340:10-2-6 - Job readiness

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Job readiness activities help prepare participants for work
				  by ensuring that participants are familiar with general workplace expectations
				  and exhibit work behavior and attitudes necessary to compete successfully in
				  the labor market. The maximum amount of time spent in job readiness activities
				  cannot exceed 240 hours at 20 hours per week or 360 hours at 30 hours per week
				  for the preceding 12-month period for any person.
(1)
Orientation.
Participants
				are referred to orientation as the need is identified on Form 08TW002E, TANF
				Work/Personal Responsibility Agreement. Orientation consists of individual or
				group meetings designed to present information about:
(A) building self-esteem;
(B) activities and services available through
				the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program;
(C) Oklahoma Human Service (OKDHS) policies;
				and
(D) the employment process,
				including job applications, interviewing, goal-setting, and managing home and
				work.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 2 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work Program › Section 340:10-2-6 - Job readiness

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Job readiness activities help prepare participants for work
				  by ensuring that participants are familiar with general workplace expectations
				  and exhibit work behavior and attitudes necessary to compete successfully in
				  the labor market. The maximum amount of time spent in job readiness activities
				  cannot exceed 240 hours at 20 hours per week or 360 hours at 30 hours per week
				  for the preceding 12-month period for any person.
(1)
Orientation.
Participants
				are referred to orientation as the need is identified on Form 08TW002E, TANF
				Work/Personal Responsibility Agreement. Orientation consists of individual or
				group meetings designed to present information about:
(A) building self-esteem;
(B) activities and services available through
				the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program;
(C) the Oklahoma Department of Human Service
				(OKDHS) policies; and
(D) the
				employment process, including job applications, interviewing, goal-setting, and
				managing home and work.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 2 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work Program › Section 340:10-2-6.1 - Educational services

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Educational services are made available to enhance the
				  participant's potential for employment. Assignment is based on the criteria
				  listed in (1) through (6) of this Section.
(1) Custodial parent participants under 20
				years of age without a high school diploma are required to participate in
				educational activities directed toward the attainment of a high school diploma
				or its equivalent. Participants may be excused from high school attendance or
				courses designed to lead to a high school equivalency certificate when the
				employability plan includes an alternative, such as basic education or English
				as a second language (ESL).
(2)
				Participants 20 years of age and older that have not completed high school may
				participate in a basic or remedial education program.
(3) Assignment to remedial education services
				is appropriate for participants who read and write below high school level,
				even when they have a high school diploma or high school equivalency
				certificate. Basic and remedial education includes:
(A) Adult Basic Education (ABE)
				classes;
(B) high school
				equivalency classes;
(C) literacy
				classes;
(D) tutoring; or
(E) remedial reading classes.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 2 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work Program › Section 340:10-2-7 - Training

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(a)
Scope.
Job skills training activities include vocational training
				and hands-on work experience to develop technical skills, knowledge, and
				abilities in specific occupational areas. All training programs must include
				qualitative measures, such as competency gains or proficiency levels, to
				evaluate a participant's progress and reasonable time limits for completion.
				Referrals are made to appropriate training facilities on Form 08TW003E,
				Interagency Referral and Information.
(b)
Assignments.
Any training to
				which the participant is assigned must meet the criteria in (1) through (4) of
				this subsection.
(1) The hours of any
				training activity are governed by the training facility but must not exceed 40
				hours per week.
(2) The training
				is preparation for a job that meets the criteria for appropriate employment.
(3) The quality and type of
				training must meet local employers' requirements so participants are in a
				competitive position with the local labor market.
(4) Training is related to in-demand
				occupations that are likely to become available in Oklahoma, such as health
				care, geriatric care, and other career paths found at
				https://oklahomaworks.gov/.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 2 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work Program › Section 340:10-2-8 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work support services

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Scope.
The worker provides or arranges payments and services for
				the participant to ensure successful completion of the participant's
				employability plan to become self-supporting.
(1) Payments are authorized for items or
				services directly related to employment as an outcome.
(2) When support services are available and
				part of the employability plan, the participant's failure to cooperate in
				obtaining the support services constitutes a failure to participate in the TANF
				Work program.
(3) Items and
				services covered by the participant's medical card are not paid for by the
				support service fund.
(4) The only
				support services available to an applicant are the participant allowance and
				work activity payment.
(5) Payments
				are not authorized for reimbursement of expenses already paid by client or
				others.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 2 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work Program › Section 340:10-2-9 - Welfare to Work (WtW) [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 16 Ok Reg 268,
				  eff 12-1-98 (emergency); Added at Ok Reg 965, eff 3-1-99 (emergency); Added at
				  16 Ok Reg 1943, eff 6-11-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00
				  (preemptive); Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2055, eff 7-1-01; Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 814,
				  eff 5-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 1 - RESOURCES › Section 340:10-3-1 - Resources defined [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Amended
					 at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00 (preemptive)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 1 - RESOURCES › Section 340:10-3-2 - Resource general provisions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Resources defined.
For the purposes of the Temporary Assistance
				  for Needy Families Program (TANF), resources means any form of real and
				  personal property that has an available monetary value. All available
				  resources, except those required to be disregarded by federal law or rules, per
				  Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 340:10-3-2 through
				  340:10-3-9
				  are considered.
(b)
Resource
				  evaluation.
The worker evaluates and verifies the value of the
				  assistance unit's countable available resources at application and renewal.
(1) In determining eligibility based on
				  resources, only resources available for current use or resources that the
				  client or another assistance unit member owns, wholly or in part, are
				  considered.
(2) A resource is
				  considered unavailable when there is a legal impediment to overcome. When there
				  is a legal impediment, the client must agree to pursue all reasonable steps to
				  overcome the impediment and initiate legal action within 30-calendar days.
				  While the legal action is in process, the resource is considered unavailable.
				  When the cost of making a resource available exceeds the gain, the client is
				  not required to pursue action to make it available.
(3) The assistance unit may change the form
				  of resources as long as the resources do not exceed the maximum resource
				  standard.
(4) When an adult or
				  child receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI), his or her resources are not
				  considered in determining TANF eligibility.
(5) When both parents are in the home and one
				  parent receives SSI and a State Supplemental Payment (SSP) benefit and the
				  other parent is included in the TANF benefit with the children, both parents'
				  resources are not considered for TANF as they are considered in determining SSI
				  eligibility.
(6) When a natural or
				  adoptive parent or dependent child is not included in the assistance unit
				  because of alien status, the worker considers his or her resources in
				  determining resource eligibility for the TANF cash assistance members.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 1 - RESOURCES › Section 340:10-3-3 - Home property

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The home and surrounding property necessary for the
					 operation of the home is exempt regardless of the value. For purposes of the
					 home resource exclusion, a home is defined as any shelter in which the
					 individual has an ownership interest and which is used by the individual as his
					 or her principal place of residence. The home may be either real or personal
					 property, fixed or mobile.
(1) The
				  home as described in this Section may be retained without affecting eligibility
				  during periods when it is necessary to be absent for illness or other reason.
				  The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) has not set a definite time
				  limit to the individual's absence from the home.
(2) When it is determined the individual does
				  not have a feasible plan for and is not expected to return to the home, the
				  current market value of the property is considered in relation to the maximum
				  resource standard. Once the property is determined a resource, the individual
				  is responsible for converting it for use in meeting current needs. If the
				  individual fails or is unwilling to take steps necessary to convert the
				  resource, continuing eligibility cannot be established. The individual is
				  advised as to the effective date of denial or closure and his or her right to
				  receive cash assistance when the resources are within the maximum resource
				  standard provided other conditions of eligibility continue to be met.
(3) When a recipient sells his or her home
				  with the intention of purchasing another home or when an insurance payment for
				  damage to the home is received, a reasonable period of time is given to use the
				  money for the intended purpose. A reasonable period of time is 90 calendar
				  days.
(4) At the point a recipient
				  decides not to use the funds from the sale of his or her home to purchase
				  another home, an evaluation is made in accordance with OKDHS Appendix C-1,
				  Maximum Income, Resource, and Payment Standards, Schedule IX C. The amount
				  considered available is the total payment received from the sale of the home.
				  At the point a recipient decides not to use an insurance payment received to
				  repair damage to the home, the lump sum rule applies.
(5) A home traded for another home of equal
				  value does not affect the recipient's eligibility status. If the home is traded
				  for a home of lesser value, the difference may be invested in improvement of
				  the new home.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Amended
					 at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00 (preemptive); Amended at 21 Ok Reg 814, eff
					 5-1-04; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 764, eff
					 5-12-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 1 - RESOURCES › Section 340:10-3-4 - Real property other than home property

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Scope and applicability.
Real property other than home property is defined as real estate which is not
				  maintained for home residence, mineral rights, life estates, or any other
				  property which is not personal property. Real property owned by a client is
				  considered exempt as a resource for up to six calendar months only if a good
				  faith effort to sell is being made and Form C-6, Agreement to Repay, is signed
				  by the client. A good faith effort is defined as any recognized listing,
				  posting, or advertising for sale at a reasonable, market price appropriate to
				  comparable property values and a reasonable offer has not been refused. Once a
				  resource has been exempted based on good faith effort, further exemption is not
				  allowed.
(1) The exemption period is
				  terminated when the property is sold, at the end of six months, or at any point
				  in the six-month period when it is determined that a good faith effort to sell
				  is not being made. At the end of the six-month exemption period, either the net
				  proceeds from the sale of the property or the equity value of the property is
				  considered as a resource.
(2) The
				  market value of real estate other than the home owned by the client is
				  established on the basis of oral or written information which the client has at
				  hand and counsel with persons who have specialized knowledge about this kind of
				  resource.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 1 - RESOURCES › Section 340:10-3-6 - Trust accounts

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
When a person applying for or receiving Temporary
					 Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) has monies held in trust, a decision
					 regarding the availability of the funds must be made. Funds held in trust are
					 considered available when the applicant or recipient has a legal interest in a
					 liquidated sum and has the legal ability to make such sum available for support
					 and maintenance. Funds may also be held in trust and under the control of
					 someone other than the TANF parent or caretaker relative, such as the courts,
					 agencies, other individuals, or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The
					 availability of these funds is determined by using the procedures described in
					 (1) through (3) of this Section.
(1)
Funds held in trust by courts, agencies, or other individuals.
The
				  applicant or recipient must provide trust documents at application or when the
				  worker becomes aware of the existence of a trust. Documents include a copy of
				  the trust instrument, and a copy of all relevant court documents that may
				  include a Journal Entry, Order, Settlement Agreement, and documentation as to
				  date, amount, and purpose of any prior disbursements.
(A)
Release of trust by written
				  petition or written request.
The availability of the trust can only be
				  determined after the TANF payee sends a written petition to the court or a
				  written request to the trustee when the trust is not in a court supervised
				  account for the release of the total funds.
(i) The worker sends a written notice to the
				  TANF payee informing him or her to:
(I) file
				  the written petition with the court or submit a written request to the trustee
				  within 30-calendar days from the date of the notice;
(II) provide a copy to the worker; and
(III) failure to do so results in
				  case denial or closure as benefit eligibility cannot be determined.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 1 - RESOURCES › Section 340:10-3-7 - Transfer or disposal of capital resources [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Amended
					 at 13 Ok Reg 281, eff 5-18-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2167, eff
					 6-14-96; Revoked at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00
					 (preemptive)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 1 - RESOURCES › Section 340:10-3-8 - Resources acquired while receiving assistance [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Amended
					 at 13 Ok Reg 281, eff 5-18-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2167, eff
					 6-14-96; Revoked at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00
					 (preemptive)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 1 - RESOURCES › Section 340:10-3-10 - Maximum resources [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Amended
					 at 13 Ok Reg 281, eff 5-18-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2167, eff
					 6-14-96; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 444, eff 11-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok
					 Reg 2075, eff 7-1-00; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 850, eff 6-1-03; Amended at 21 Ok
					 Reg 814, eff 5-1-04; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 764, eff
					 5-12-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-25 - Income defined [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Revoked
					 at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00 (preemptive)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-27 - Monthly maximum gross income

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The monthly maximum gross income for Temporary Assistance
					 for Needy Families (TANF) eligibility is 185% of the State Standard of Need.
					 The "monthly gross income" is the total earned and unearned income of all
					 members whose income is considered in determining the TANF benefit prior to
					 application of the exemptions. Any child support payments received in the State
					 Office must be considered as part of the family income in determining the
					 monthly maximum gross income. When the family's gross income meets or exceeds
					 the monthly maximum gross income, the application is denied or the case is
					 closed.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Amended
					 at 15 Ok Reg 145, eff 11-1-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1602, eff
					 5-11-98; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00
					 (preemptive)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-28 - Lump sum payments

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Lump sum payments received from any source are considered
					 as income. Changing a resource from one form to another is not considered a
					 lump sum payment.
(1)
Recurring
				  lump sum payment.
A recurring lump sum payment is a payment received
				  from any source on a regular basis. A recurring lump sum payment, including
				  income from earnings, is averaged over the period it is intended to cover
				  beginning with the month received.
(A)
				  Examples of recurring lump sum payments include income from surface or mineral
				  rights, oil and gas production, or cash winnings resulting from an established
				  pattern of gambling.
(B) When,
				  after averaging, the monthly income from the lump sum payment is in excess of
				  the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance benefit, per
				  Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) Appendix C-1, Maximum Income,
				  Resource, and Payment Standards, Schedule IX, the worker denies the application
				  or closes the TANF benefit for the next effective month, per DHS Appendix B-2,
				  Deadlines for Case Actions. The income is considered available for the period
				  of time it is intended to cover, even when it is depleted in less time.
(C) When an applicant receives a
				  recurring lump sum payment before applying for TANF, any amount remaining at
				  application after income averaging is considered as a resource.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-29 - Irregular income [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Amended
					 at 13 Ok Reg 281, eff 5-18-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2167, eff
					 6-14-96; Revoked at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00
					 (preemptive)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-30 - When to consider the income of a relative-payee

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Relative-payee definition.
A
				  relative-payee is a relative who lives with the child(ren) and takes
				  responsibility for their needs. A relative may only be considered the payee for
				  the assistance unit when the:
(1) natural or
				  adoptive parent or stepparent is not in the home; and
(2) relative meets the specified degree of
				  relationship, per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:10-9-1.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-31 - Earned income

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The term earned
				  income refers to monies earned by an individual through the receipt of wages,
				  salary, commission, or profit from activities in which the individual is
				  engaged as self-employed or as an employee. A person is considered
				  self-employed when:
(1) he or she declares
				  himself or herself to be self-employed;
(2) there is an employer/employee
				  relationship and the employer does not withhold income taxes or Federal
				  Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), even if required by law to do so;
				  or
(3) the employer withholds taxes
				  and the person provides proof he or she files taxes as self-employed.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-31.1 - Earned income disregard

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A
				  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipient may be eligible to
				  receive an earned income disregard (EID) when conditions described in (1)
				  through (3) of this subsection are met. When applied, the EID excludes all
				  earned income from consideration against the cash assistance payment for up to
				  three consecutive months. The recipient is eligible for one EID period per
				  rolling 12-month period.
(1) Applicants and
				  individuals not included in the cash assistance unit are not eligible for an
				  EID.
(2) The combined monthly
				  earned income of all TANF cash assistance unit members must not exceed
				  $2,064.
(3) Before applying the
				  EID, the worker first subtracts all applicable earned income exemptions per
				  Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:10-3-33
				  from the payment standard to determine if the individual remains eligible for
				  TANF.
(A) Refer to Schedule IX on the Oklahoma
				  Department of Human Services (DHS) Appendix C-1, Schedule of Maximum Income,
				  Resource, and Payment Standards for the TANF payment standard.
(B) When the recipient remains eligible, the
				  assistance unit is not eligible for an EID period.
(C) When the client is eligible for an EID
				  period, the worker and client update and sign Form 08TW002E, TANF Work/Personal
				  Responsibility Agreement, to include the client's place of employment and
				  scheduled hours.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-32 - Earned income determination

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Self-employment income determination.
Self-employment income
				  received by an assistance unit member from a self-employment business
				  enterprise he or she owns solely or in part; or from an employer when the
				  assistance unit member is considered self-employed, per Oklahoma Administrative
				  Code (OAC)
				  340:10-3-31(a),
				  is considered per the procedures listed in (b) of this Section. Other types of
				  self-employment income are listed in (1) through (4) of this subsection.
(1)
Room or board.
When a
				  person:
(A) rents a room in the client's
				  home, the worker subtracts 25 percent of the gross earned income amount
				  received as a business expense; or
(B) pays for room and board in the client's
				  home, the worker subtracts 50 percent of the gross earned income as a business
				  expense.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-33 - Individual earned income exemptions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Exemptions from each individual's earned income include a
					 monthly standard work related expense and one-half of the remaining earned
					 income. Exemptions are also allowed for child and adult dependent care expenses
					 the individual is responsible for paying if expenses are not paid through other
					 state and federal funds and the dependent care is in a licensed facility or
					 home. Exempt income is income that by law is not considered in determining need
					 for financial assistance in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
					 category. Income exempt for one individual is not taken into consideration in
					 determining the need of any other individual for assistance in the State
					 Supplemental Payment (SSP) for the aged, blind, and disabled and TANF.
(1)
Work related expenses.
The
				  standard deduction for work related expenses such as income tax payment, Social
				  Security taxes, and transportation to and from work, is automatically
				  determined monthly for each full-time or part-time employed member of the
				  assistance unit. The standard deduction for work related expenses is:
(A) $240 for an applicant or recipient
				  employed a minimum of 30 hours per week;
(B) $120 for an applicant or recipient
				  employed less than 30 hours per week; and
(C) $120 for an individual whose income is
				  considered in determining the amount of the TANF cash assistance.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-34 - Dependent care expenses [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Amended
					 at 12 Ok Reg 1565, eff 4-10-95 (emergency); Revoked at 12 Ok Reg 3446, eff
					 6-16-95 (emergency); Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2435, eff 6-26-95; Revoked at 13 Ok
					 Reg 2167, eff 6-14-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-35 - Conditions under which exemptions are not allowed [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Amended
					 at 12 Ok Reg 3446, eff 6-16-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2167, eff
					 6-14-96; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 947, eff 2-1-97 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg
					 1310, eff 5-12-97; Revoked at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00
					 (preemptive)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-36 - Use of months of untimely reported earned income [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Amended
					 at 12 Ok Reg 3446, eff 6-16-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2167, eff
					 6-14-96; Revoked at 14 Ok Reg 947, eff 2-1-97 (emergency); Revoked at 14 Ok Reg
					 1310, eff 5-12-97
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-37 - Client's statements [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Amended
					 at 12 Ok Reg 3446, eff 6-16-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2167, eff
					 6-14-96; Revoked at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00
					 (preemptive)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-38 - Formula for determining the individual's net earned income [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Revoked
					 at 14 Ok Reg 947, eff 2-1-97 (emergency); Revoked at 14 Ok Reg 1310, eff
					 5-12-97
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 3 - INCOME › Section 340:10-3-40 - Income disregards

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Income that is disregarded in determining eligibility for
					 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) includes:
(1) the food benefit allotment under the Food
				  and Nutrition Act of 2008;
(2) any
				  payment received under Title II of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
				  Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970;
(3) educational assistance, such as grants,
				  work study, scholarships, fellowships, educational loans with deferred payment,
				  and veterans education benefits. When the educational assistance is serving the
				  same purpose as TANF cash assistance, such as when the client receives a
				  stipend for living expenses, the stipend is countable income. The student's
				  classification as a graduate or undergraduate is not a factor;
(4) loans, regardless of use, when a bona
				  fide debt or obligation to pay can be established.
(A) Criteria to establish a loan as bona fide
				  includes an acknowledgment of obligation to repay or evidence that the loan was
				  from a person or financial institution in the loan business.
(B) When the loan was from a person(s) not in
				  the loan business, the client's acknowledgment of obligation to repay, with or
				  without interest, is required to indicate that the loan is bona fide.
(C) When the loan agreement is not
				  written, the client and lender must complete and sign Form 08AD103E, Loan
				  Verification, or a written statement, attesting that the loan is bona fide and
				  verifying the date and amount of loan.
(D) When the client receives loans on a
				  recurrent or regular basis from the same source to meet expenses, the client
				  and lender must sign an affidavit that states the payments are loans that must
				  be repaid or that payments will be made in accordance with an established
				  repayment schedule;
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 5 - ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS › Section 340:10-3-55 - Budgeting [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 8 Ok Reg
					 3443, eff 7-31-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2817, eff 7-13-92; Amended
					 at 10 Ok Reg 829, eff 1-1-93 (preemptive); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 991, eff 2-1-94
					 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3227, eff 6-27-94; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 281,
					 eff 5-18-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2167, eff 6-14-96; Revoked at 17
					 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00 (preemptive)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 5 - ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS › Section 340:10-3-56 - Household composition

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Household
				  composition.
Household members who must be, may be, and must not be
				  included in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance unit
				  are defined in this Section.
(1) Persons who
				  must be included in the assistance unit, unless otherwise excluded per (3) of
				  this subsection, are:
(A) at least one TANF
				  eligible child or a pregnant applicant or recipient who has no other children
				  in the home;
(B) the natural or
				  adoptive parent(s); and
(C) all
				  blood-related minor siblings living in the home with the TANF eligible
				  child(ren), including half-brothers and half-sisters, unless:
(i) eligibility for the half-brothers and
				  half-sisters does not exist;
(ii) a
				  minor parent is the adult in the assistance unit and the minor parent's
				  siblings live in the same home;
(iii) a blood-related minor sibling receives
				  Supplemental Security Income (SSI); or
(iv) a blood-related minor sibling is an
				  ineligible alien, per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:10-15-1.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 5 - ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS › Section 340:10-3-56 - Household composition

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Household composition.
Household members who must be, may be, and
				  must not be included in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
				  assistance unit are defined in this Section.
(1) Persons who
must
be included
				  in the assistance unit, unless otherwise excluded per (3) of this paragraph,
				  are:
(A) at least one TANF eligible
				  child;
(B) the natural or adoptive
				  parent(s); and
(C) all
				  blood-related minor siblings living in the home with the TANF eligible
				  child(ren), including half-brothers and half-sisters, unless:
(i) eligibility for the half-brothers and
				  half-sisters does not exist;
(ii) a
				  minor parent is the adult in the assistance unit and the minor parent's
				  siblings live in the same home;
(iii) a blood-related minor sibling receives
				  Supplemental Security Income (SSI); or
(iv) a blood-related minor sibling is an
				  ineligible alien, per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC)
				  340:10-15-1.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 5 - ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS › Section 340:10-3-57 - Special considerations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Parent
				  receiving or applying for State Supplemental Payment (SSP) for the aged, blind,
				  or disabled.
A person must not concurrently be included in a Temporary
				  Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance unit and SSP for the same
				  month. The person may be included in the TANF assistance unit while an
				  application is pending for SSP or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) when all
				  eligibility requirements are met.
(1) When a
				  parent lives in the home, receives SSP, and is not included in the TANF
				  benefit, the worker does not consider the parent's income or resources as
				  available to the TANF assistance unit.
(2) When a parent becomes ineligible for SSP
				  and does not receive SSI, the worker considers the parent's income, resources,
				  and deprivation status in determining TANF eligibility for the assistance unit
				  and the parent.
(A) When adding the parent
				  and his or her income causes the TANF assistance unit to be over income per
				  Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) Appendix C-1, Maximum Income, Resource, and
				  Payment Standards, Schedule IX, the worker closes the TANF and medical
				  benefit.
(B) When the parent's SSP
				  benefit closed because of an overall Social Security increase and the parent
				  cannot be added to the TANF benefit, the worker places the SSP benefit in
				  Special Medical Status.
(3) When a parent becomes ineligible to
				  receive SSP but continues to receive SSI, the worker does not consider the
				  parent's income or resources as available to the TANF assistance unit. The
				  parent must complete a separate SoonerCare (Medicaid) application to continue
				  receiving medical benefits.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 5 - ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS › Section 340:10-3-57 - Special considerations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Parent receiving or applying for State Supplemental Payment (SSP) for the
				  aged, blind, or disabled.
A person must not concurrently be included in
				  a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance unit and SSP for
				  the same month. The person may be included in the TANF assistance unit while an
				  application is pending for SSP or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) when all
				  eligibility requirements are met.
(1) When a
				  parent living in the home is not included in the TANF benefit because he or she
				  receives SSP, the worker does not consider the parent's income or resources as
				  available to the TANF assistance unit.
(2) When a parent becomes ineligible to
				  receive SSP and does not receive SSI, the worker considers the parent's income,
				  resources, and deprivation status in determining TANF eligibility for the
				  assistance unit and the parent.
(A) When
				  adding the parent and his or her income causes the TANF assistance unit to be
				  over income per Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) Appendix C-1,
				  Maximum Income, Resource, and Payment Standards, Schedule IX, the worker closes
				  the TANF and medical benefit.
(B)
				  When the parent's SSP benefit closed because of an overall Social Security
				  increase and the parent cannot be added to the TANF benefit, the worker places
				  the SSP benefit in Special Medical Status.
(3) When a parent becomes ineligible to
				  receive SSP but continues to receive SSI, the worker does not consider the
				  parent's income or resources as available to the TANF assistance unit. The
				  parent must complete a separate SoonerCare (Medicaid) application to continue
				  receiving medical benefits.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 10 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) › Subchapter 3 - Conditions of Eligibility - Need › Part 5 - ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS › Section 340:10-3-58 - Income determination procedures [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 527, eff 12-8-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2813, eff 6-25-93; Amended
					 at 10 Ok Reg 4337, eff 7-19-93 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 1639, eff
					 5-12-94; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00 (preemptive); Amended at 27 Ok
					 Reg 1173, eff 6-1-10