STATE OF ALASKA

Department of Health and Social Services

Division of Public Assistance

 

 

TRANSMITTAL NUMBER:   MC #63

 

MANUAL:  Adult Public Assistance

 

DATE: December 1, 2021

 

This year Social Security announced a 5.9% Cost of Living Allowance (COLACost of Living Allowance) increase effective January 2022. We have incorporated the 2022 standards into the examples and Addendum 1.  These standards become effective with the benefit month of January 2022. The COLACost of Living Allowance adjustment also causes:

 

 

We also made several changes to incorporate new policy, clarify existing policy, and align policies within our program policy manuals. Other changes are either technical in nature or clarifications that are the result of policy questions or suggestions from the field.  

 

Highlights of these policy revision are described below.  If you have any questions, contact the Policy & Program Development Team at hss.dpa.policy@alaska.gov.

 

OVERVIEW OF CHANGES

 

410          APPLICATION PROCESS

 

 

410-3(A)  WHEN IS AN INTERVIEW REQUIRED

 

 

426-4       INTERIM ASSISTANCE SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION

 

 

433-1       TRANSFER OF RESOURCES

 

 

433-2(A)   ELIGIBILITY FOR CONDITIONAL BENEFITS

 

 

433-4       ABLEAchieving a Better Life Experience ACCOUNTS

 

 

452-1     PAYMENT CALCULATIONS

 

 

452-5      COMPUTATION OF BENEFITS

 

 

452-7(D)   DEATH OF RECIPIENT

 

 

452-10(B)  TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO APAAdult Public Assistance CONVERSIONS

 

 

452-12      RETROACTIVE APAAdult Public Assistance BENEFIT CALCULATIONS

 

 

460-5      INCOME ALLOCATIONS

 

 

480-1      REVIEWS

 

 

482-1     UNDERPAYMENTS

 

 

482-2(G)   COORDINATION WITH SSISupplemental Security Income

 

 

Addendum 1