STATE OF ALASKA

Department of Health

Division of Public Assistance

TRANSMITTAL NUMBER: MC #80

MANUAL: Alaska Temporary Assistance Program

DATE: April 1, 2025

The self-employment annualization table has been updated based on the changes in the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) for Alaska, effective April 1, 2025.

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

OVERVIEW OF CHANGES

MS 705-4 B      INFORMATION FROM DATA SYSTEMS AND EISEligibility Information System INTERFACES

• Revised section for clarity

MS 705-5 E      WITHDRAWING AN APPLICATION

• Clarified that ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program application withdrawal requests can be done with a recorded signature through the VCCVirtual Contact Center

MS 714-1 C      VERIFICATION OF RESIDENCY

• Revised section to remove duplicate information and clarify when caseworkers should consider Alaska residency questionable

MS 740-2 B      PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY

• Revised note to clarify the PASSParents Achieving Self-Sufficiency II process

MS 759-6 E      BUDGETING SELF EMPLOYMENT INCOME

• Updated Self-Employment Standards due to FPLFederal Poverty Limit changes effect April 2025

MS 790-3 C      CHANGE RESULTS IN INELIGIBILITY

• Revised note to clarify the PASSParents Achieving Self-Sufficiency II process
• Updated link to MS 740-2