STATE OF ALASKA

Department of Health and Social Services

Division of Public Assistance

 

 

TRANSMITTAL NUMBER: MC #64

 

MANUAL: Alaska Temporary Assistance Program

 

DATE: December 2, 2019

 

Social Security announced a 1.6% COLACost of Living Allowance increase effective January 1, 2020. We have updated the Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (ATAP) income eligibility and shelter allowance standards to reflect the annual COLACost of Living Allowance adjustments in Social Security benefits. The new standards are effective beginning with the benefit month of January 2020. The Eligibility Information System (EIS) will automatically apply these new standards when determining eligibility and benefit amounts beginning January 2020.

 

Highlights of all the policy revisions are described below. If you have any questions, please contact the Policy and Program Development Team at dpapolicy@alaska.gov.

 

OVERVIEW OF CHANGES

 

MS 701-1 A      WHAT IS THE 60-MONTH TIME LIMIT?

 

 

MS 701-2      TRACKING AND RECORDING MONTHS OF ASSISTANCE

 

 

MS 701-3      DETERMINING EXEMPTIONS AND ALLOWING EXTENSIONS TO THE 60-MONTH LIMIT

 

 

MS 712-3      PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP

 

 

MS 712-3 D      THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS AFFIDAVIT OF PATERNITY

 

 

MS 713-5 B      NON-IMMIGRANTS

 

 

MS 717      CHILD SUPPORT ASSIGNMENT AND COOPERATION

 

 

MS 720-2 B      WAIVED SEASONAL BENEFIT REDUCTION

 

 

MS 720-3 B      COMPETENT MEDICAL TESTIMONY USING THE TA 10 FORM

 

 

MS 720-3 C      THE INCAPACITY DECISION

 

 

MS 730-2      EXEMPTIONS FROM WORK ACTIVITIES

 

 

MS 740-3 A      SNAPSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY

 

 

MS 756-4 A      EARNED INCOME

 

 

MS 757-7      MATURE ALASKANS SEEKING SKILLS TRAINING (MASST) PAYMENTS

 

 

MS 757-8      2020 CENSUS INCOME

 

 

MS 770-1      SSISupplemental Security Income CHILD CASES

 

 

MS 770-3      MINOR PARENTS

 

 

MS 780-1 G      RATABLE REDUCTION

 

 

MS 780-2 C      SHELTER ALLOWANCE

 

 

MS 780-3      CALCULATING THE PAYMENT AMOUNT

 

 

MS 780-19 G      HOMELESS SHELTER DEDUCTION

 

 

MS 794      FAIR HEARINGS

 

 

ADDENDUM 2      PROGRAM STANDARDS