STATE OF ALASKA

Department of Health

Division of Public Assistance

TRANSMITTAL NUMBER: MC #72

MANUAL: Alaska Temporary Assistance Program

DATE: September 1, 2022

The Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (ATAP) heating and non-heating utility standards change effective October 2022. The Eligibility Information System (EIS) will automatically apply these new standards when determining eligibility and benefit amounts beginning October 2022.

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

OVERVIEW OF CHANGES

MS 710-4      NATIVE FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR ALASKA TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE

• Clarified the timeframe for which DPADivision of Public Assistance will consider a client's eligibility after a client provides proof they are ineligible to receive assistance through an NFAPNative Family Assistance Program.

MS 770-8 A      SPONSORED ALIENS

• Clarified that SNAPSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program gross income limit is used to determine an alien's indigent status.

MS 780-19 G      HOMELESS SHELTER DEDUCTION

• Updated the amount of the homeless shelter deduction.

Addendum 1      EXEMPT ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES

• Updated the exempt Alaska Native villages based on the 2022 DOLDepartment of Labor and Workforce Development survey results.

Addendum 2      ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program INCOME AND PAYMENT STANDARDS

• Updated the heating and non-heating utility standards for FFYFederal Fiscal Year 2023.

Addendum 5      COUNTABLE AND EXCLUDED INCOME FOR ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program

• Added new addendum similar to MAGIModified Adjusted Gross Income Addendum 3 showing examples of different incomes and whether they are considered countable income.