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APL 275 (TANF Incentive Reporting Change)
Administrative Procedure Letter No. 275
February 24, 2004
TO: Administrative Procedure Manual Holders County Departments of Job and Family Services' Directors
FROM: Thomas J. Hayes, Director
SUBJECT: TANF Incentive Reporting Change

Effective immediately, in an effort to meet Federal TANF reporting requirements, ODJFS will be using the following line codes and financial codes for previously issued TANF incentives. Please note that these additional codes have been created in an effort to streamline tracking of TANF expenditure. Existing PRC codes are not being obsoleted at this time.

TANF Incentive

Line code 2 1204 TANF Incentive Work Activities: financial code 126 53:

Includes expenditures using TANF Incentive payments for OWF and/or PRC clients in work status. These are expenditures on work activities or work expenses that have not been reported as education or work subsidies (including staff costs related to providing work experience activities, on the job training, job search and job readiness, job skill training, and training provided as vocational educational training), related services(such as employment counseling, coaching, job development, information and referral and outreach services to business and nonprofit community groups), and other work related expenses (such as costs for work clothes and equipment). Include such costs when provided as part of a diversion program or as transitional services to individuals who ceased to receive assistance due to employment.

Line code 2 1231 TANF Incentive PRC Diversion: financial code 122 53:

Includes expenditures using TANF Incentive payments to provide non recurrent, short term benefits to families that are OWF and/or PRC recipients in the form of cash payments, vouchers, or similar form of payment to address a specific crisis situation or episode of need and excluded from the definition of assistance. This does not include expenditures for support services (i.e., child care; transportation (including car repairs)) or work activities or expenses (i.e., a job search) provided under a diversion program.

Line code 2 1223 TANF Incentive PRC Transitional: financial code 124 53:

Includes expenditures using TANF Incentive payments to provide transitional services to PRC families ceasing to receive assistance under the OWF program because of employment or an increase in earnings.

TANF High Performance Bonus Incentive

Line code 2 1259 TANF High Performance Work Activities: financial code 128 53:

Includes expenditures using TANF High Performance PRC for OWF and/or PRC clients in work status. These are expenditures on work activities or work expenses that have not been reported as education or work subsidies (including staff costs related to providing work experience activities, on the job training, job search and job readiness, job skill training, and training provided as vocational educational training), related services (such as employment counseling, coaching, job development, information and referral and outreach services to business and nonprofit community groups), and other work related expenses (such as costs for work clothes and equipment). Includes such costs when provided as part of a diversion program or as transitional services to individuals who ceased to receive assistance due to employment.

Line code 2 1233 TANF High Performance PRC Diversion: financial code 108 53:

Includes expenditures to provide non recurrent, short term benefits to families that are OWF and/or PRC recipients in the form of cash payments, vouchers, or similar form of payment to address a specific crisis situation or episode of need and excluded from the definition of assistance. This does not include expenditures for support services (i.e., child care; transportation (including car repairs) or work activities or expenses (i.e., a job search)) provided under a diversion program.

Line code 2 1245 TANF High Performance PRC Transitional: financial code 116 53:

Includes expenditures using High Performance TANF PRC to provide transitional services to PRC families ceasing to receive assistance under the OWF program because of employment or an increase in earnings.

WIA Incentive

Line code 2 1165 WIA Incentive Work Activities: financial code 491 53:

Includes expenditures using WIA Incentive for OWF and/or PRC clients in work status. These are expenditures on work activities or work expenses that have not been reported as education or work subsidies (including staff costs related to providing work experience activities, on the job training, job search and job readiness, job skill training, and training provided as vocational educational training), related services (such as employment counseling, coaching, job development, information and referral and outreach services to business and nonprofit community groups), and other work related expenses (such as costs for work clothes and equipment). Include such costs when provided as part of a diversion program or as transitional services to individuals who ceased to receive assistance due to employment.

Line code 2 1166 WIA Incentive PRC Diversion: financial code 482 53:

Includes expenditures using WIA Incentive to provide non recurrent, short term benefits to families that are OWF and/or PRC recipients in the form of cash payments, vouchers, or similar form of payment to address a specific crisis situation or episode of need and excluded from the definition of assistance. This does not include expenditures for support services (i.e., child care; transportation (including car repairs) or work activities or expenses (i.e., a job search) provided under a diversion program.

Line code 2 1167 WIA Incentive PRC Transitional: financial code 483 53:

Includes expenditures using WIA Incentive to provide transitional services to PRC families ceasing to receive assistance under the OWF program because of employment or an increase in earnings.

WIA Supplement

Line code 2 1190 WIA Supplement Work Activities: financial code 499 53:

Includes expenditures using WIA Supplement for OWF and/or PRC clients in work status. These are expenditures on work activities or work expenses that have not been reported as education or work subsidies (including staff costs related to providing work experience activities, on the job training, job search and job readiness, job skill training, and training provided as vocational educational training), related services (such as employment counseling, coaching, job development, information and referral and outreach services to business and non profit community groups), and other work related expenses (such as costs for work clothes and equipment). Includes such costs when provided as part of a diversion program or as transitional services to individuals who ceased to receive assistance due to employment.

Line code 2 1194 WIA Supplement PRC Diversion: financial code 475 53:

Includes expenditures using WIA Supplement to provide non recurrent, short term benefits, to families that are OWF and/or PRC recipients in the form of cash payments, vouchers, or similar form of payment to address a specific crisis situation or episode of need and excluded from the definition of assistance. This does not include expenditures for support services (i.e., child care; transportation (including car repairs) or work activities or expenses (i.e., a job search) provided under a diversion program.

Line code 2 1195 WIA Supplement PRC Transitional: financial code 477 53:

Includes expenditures using WIA Supplement to provide transitional services to PRC families ceasing to receive assistance under the OWF program because of employment or an increase in earnings.

Please direct any inquiries to your Fiscal Supervisor.