STATE OF ALASKA

      Department of Health

         Division of Public Assistance

TRANSMITTAL NUMBER:   MC #77

MANUAL:  Alaska Temporary Assistance Program

DATE:  April 4, 2024

The self-employment annualization table has been updated based on changes in the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) for Alaska, effective April 1, 2024.

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 700-4      VERIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION

• Clarified that ineligibiity cannot be determined based solely on the information listed on a client's application or recertification. The client must be given the opportunity to verbally confirm or provide documentation.

MS 718-1      SOCIAL SECURITY ENUMERATION REQUIREMENTS

• Removed SharePoint reference to SSN Enumeration Letter as staff have received new instruction on how to proceed with this scenario via broadcast.

MS 759-6 E.   INCOME FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT

• Updated Self-Employment Standards due to FPLFederal Poverty Limit changes effective April 2024.