759-7        INCOME FROM SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYMENT BASED TRAINING

DPADivision of Public Assistance  uses two employment programs to assist ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program recipients in gaining work experience and on-the-job training. The Job Start Program and theOJTOn the Job Training Program; both programs are designed to create more work opportunities for ATAP recipients who experience challenges in the traditional work search and employment process. Both Job Starts and OJTs may be arranged by a Case Manager, Job Developer, or other Work Services staff. For more information regarding Job Starts and OJTs – refer to WSPM Section 1005.

759-7 a.   EARNED INCOME FROM AN ON-THE-JOB TRAINING

The OJTOn the Job Training program allows for DPADivision of Public Assistance to pay approximately 50% of the participant’s gross hourly wages.  This payment comes from supportive service funding, but is counted as earned income when determining the family’s ongoing eligibility for ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program.  The OJTOn the Job Training program allows for the participant to receive training for a particular job and helps the employer offset the expenses of training a new employee.

Example:  Client Begins an OJT

On 08/12/2018 DPADivision of Public Assistance receives an email in the field office inbox from Tony the Work Services case manager.  He has indicated that a new CANOCase Notes has been entered into EISEligibility Information System, reporting that Mary Sue has started an OJTOn the Job Training opportunity at Breakneck Insurance and that she will be working 40 hours per week.  Mary Sue is earning $13.00 per hour, she will be paid bi-weekly, and she will get her first partial paycheck on 8/27/2018

The caseworker prospects $13.00 x 40 = $520.00 x 4.3 = $2236.00 as regular earnings for the month of September.

759-7 B.    EARNED INCOME FROM A JOB START

The Job Start program allows a client to receive a paycheck rather than an ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program benefit.  DPADivision of Public Assistance subsidizes the client’s wages by providing their monthly ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program benefit to the employer.  Because the client is not receiving the ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program benefit, they are put in ‘refused cash’ status (see ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program MSManual Section 780-17 for more information regarding refused cash status).  The Job Start program allows the client to gain valuable work experience while not using any countable months towards their 60-month lifetime limit during the job start placement.

Example:  Client begins a Job Start

On 9/14/2018 DPADivision of Public Assistance receives an email in the field office in box from Chris the Job Developer. She has indicated that a new CANOCase Notes has been entered into EISEligibility Information System reporting that Billy Ray began a Job Start opportunity at Sandwiches n’ Stuff. Billy Ray will be working 35 hours per week, he is earning $10.00 per hour, he will be paid bi-weekly, and he will get his first partial paycheck on 9/27/2018.

The caseworker prospects $10.00 x 35 = $350.00 x 4.3 = $1505.00 as Job Start (JS) earnings for the month of October and puts the client into refused cash status.