Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 141 - GENERAL ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS › ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS FOR EXTENDED TANF › Section 141.55 - Mandatory RESET participants

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
General.
A family may qualify for Extended TANF under this
					 section if the individual who has received 60 months of TANF meets the
					 requirements of this section, as follows:
(1)
Employed 30 or more hours per week.
If the individual is
					 employed at least 30 hours per week in unsubsidized employment, including
					 self-employment, no additional work or work activity is required. The
					 individual may volunteer for employment and training programs that are designed
					 to increase the individual's earning capacity.
(2)
Participating in an employment
					 and training program.
The individual is continuing participation in an
					 employment and training program approved on an AMR while the individual was
					 receiving TANF.
(3)
Employed 20-29 hours per week.
An individual who is employed
					 20-29 hours per week in unsubsidized employment, including self-employment,
					 shall maintain employment. Except as specified in paragraph (6), the individual
					 shall also enroll and participate in a job retention and advancement program,
					 funded or approved by the Department, to bring the combined total number of
					 hours to at least 30 hours per week.
(4)
Employed less than 20 hours per
					 week.
An individual who is employed less than 20 hours per week in
					 unsubsidized employment shall maintain employment. Except as specified in
					 paragraph (6), the individual shall also enroll and participate in WPP, to
					 bring the combined total number of hours to at least 30 hours per
					 week.
(5)
Not
					 employed.
Except as specified in paragraph (6), an individual who is
					 not employed in unsubsidized employment shall enroll and participate in WPP for
					 at least 30 hours per week.
(6)
Special good cause provision.
If the individual establishes
					 good cause for not participating in at least 30 hours per week of combined work
					 and work-related activities but is required to comply with RESET, the following
					 rules apply:
(i) If the individual is employed
					 20-29 hours per week in unsubsidized employment, the individual shall maintain
					 employment.
(ii) If the individual
					 is employed less than 20 hours per week in unsubsidized employment, the
					 individual shall maintain employment. The individual shall also agree on an AMR
					 to comply with RESET by participating in WPP for a combined total of at least
					 20 hours per week.
(iii) If the
					 individual is not employed in unsubsidized employment, the individual shall
					 agree on an AMR to comply with RESET by participating in WPP for at least 20
					 hours per week.
(iv) The individual
					 who establishes good cause for not participating in at least 30 hours per week
					 of combined work and work-related activities shall also agree on an AMR to
					 address the good cause situation. The AMR will set forth the steps the
					 individual shall undertake to address the good cause situation including
					 cooperation with a WPP contractor.