- TO:
- ALL FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION OFFICES
- FROM:
- JULIE GIBSON, DIRECTOR
- SUBJECT:
- TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE LIFETIME LIMIT REDUCTION
- MANUAL REVISION #: 47
0205.075.00 - 0205.075.45
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this memorandum is to inform staff of the lifetime limit changes to the Temporary Assistance (TA) program. In the Strengthening Missouri Families Act (Senate Bill 24, 2015), the 60 month lifetime limit was lowered to 45 months, beginning January 1, 2016.
FAMIS will start the adverse action closing process after the December payroll runs in late November. TA recipients who have received 45 months or more and who do not have a hardship extension in FAMIS, will have their cases closed by the end of December 2015.
For all other TA recipients, FAMIS will continue to generate the Temporary Assistance Lifetime Limit Notice (FA-257); however, it will be mailed to the TA recipient at the 18th, 27th, 36th, 39th and 43rd months. The notice provides the following information to the family:
- How many months of TA they have used and how many months they have left;
- Reasons for exemption and extension to the TA lifetime limit;
- Requirement to provide verification to support a request for an exemption or extension;
- Missouri Work Assistance (MWA) program benefits;
- Other programs available from the Family Support Division (FSD);
- Resources for assistance in locating a child care provider;
- Services offered by Child Support; and
- Contact number for the FSD Information Center.
A sample copy of the FA257 is attached.
FAMIS Changes
FAMIS is updated to reflect the lifetime limit change on the TIMETRAK screen. A new message displays to assist staff in determining a participant’s months used. When a participant has received over 45 months, TIMETRAK will continue to capture this information for auditing purposes.
FM6H Command User ID: Term ID:
TIMETRAK Time Limit Tracking 01-01-2016
09:36:21
SCN
DCN +
TA Mandatory Months Used TA Exempt Months Used
TA Hardship Months Used Comment
Sel Year JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TIME LIMIT=45 MTHS AS OF 1/2016 TIME LIMIT=60 MTHS TO 12/2015
More
F1=HELP F3=EXIT F4=PROMPT F5=REFRESH F6=MAINTAIN F7=BACKWARD F8=FORWARD
F14=ADDYEAR F18=COMMENT A hardship extension reason cannot be entered or updated prior to the 46 month on TIMETRAK or COMPACT.
FM6J Command A User ID: Term ID:
Time Limit Tracking Maintenance 12-31-2015
11:26:30
SCN
DCN
Year 2015
Com Month Code
JAN +
FEB +
MAR +
APR +
MAY +
S JUN 24 +
JUL MO +
AUG MO +
SEP MO +
OCT MO +
NOV MO +
DEC MO +
F1=HELP F4=PROMPT F5=REFRESH F21=RETURN
BB05T_BE: Hardship code cannot be entered prior to the 46th month.
FM8B Command U User ID: Term ID:
COMPACT TA Work Requirement 12-31-2015
14:12:02
SCN +
DCN + Comment Y
Work Req Ind H + Orientation/PRP +
Exempt Rsn + Exclude Rsn + Extension Rsn 24 + Re-evaluation Date 01312016
Weekly Hours Ver + Ver Date
F1=HELP F3=EXIT F4=PROMPT F5=REFRESH F15=WKREQHIS F18=COMMENT
BB05T_BE: Hardship code cannot be entered prior to the 46th month. When an application is received and the individual has received more than 45 months, FAMIS will not allow a referral to MWA. The code below will display if an M is entered on COMPACT.
FM8B Command U User ID: Term ID:
COMPACT TA Work Requirement 12-12-2015
SCN +
DCN + Comment Y
Work Req Ind M + Orientation/PRP +
Exempt Rsn + Exclude Rsn 4 + Extension Rsn + Re-evaluation Date 12312015
Weekly Hours 00 Ver + Ver Date
F1=HELP F3=EXIT F4=PROMPT F5=REFRESH F15=WKREQHIS F18=COMMENT
BB65J_BE: Received 45 or more months. Enter H/J or E/W with 05/06/07 NECESSARY ACTION:
- Review this memorandum and manual revisions with appropriate staff.
ATTACHMENTS:
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