Document Tag: Manual

Changes in Situation Adding an Individual to a Work First Case (This is an Inclusion) Processing Changes Other Than Inclusions When a Family Moves From One County To Another Within North Carolina When a Family Moves Out of My (The Origination County)

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

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…

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

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

The age rule for a child to receive work first family assistance Emancipation of a child Verification of the age of a child

Social security number requirement Verifying the social security number requirement Social security number requirement for newborns Applying for a social security number

Citizenship/immigrant requirement for work first United states citizenship and identity requirements Methods of verification for U.S. citizenship/identity Criteria for documents provided to verify citizenship and identity Qualified immigrant status Criteria for eligibility of battered immigrants The five-year exclusion for receipt of work first family assistance Restrictions for sponsored immigrant Insufficient USCIS documentation of immigrant status…