1008          FAMILY PROGRESS REVIEW

Work Services providers will hold a Family Progress Review (FPR), using form TA 15Family Progress Report - Case Summary and Recommendations, at each cumulative 12-month increment of benefits used in an ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program household. In a two-parent household, the adult who has used the most months of assistance establishes the due date for FPRFamily Progress Reviews.

FPRFamily Progress Reviews have many benefits:

• They help the client make decisions about the future of their case;
• They reinforce the urgency of the 60-month lifetime limit on ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program by reminding the client how many months they have used and have remaining on assistance;
• They review the progress made over the most recent 12 months;
• They support decisions to continue with FSSPFamily Self Sufficiency Plan activities or to move in a new direction to assist the client in closing their ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program case by exploring other self-sufficiency options; and,
• They encourage the client to close their ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program case as soon as possible to preserve ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program months for future needs.

The FPRFamily Progress Review is completed at least every cumulative 12 months of assistance based on the TANFTemporary Assistance for Needy Families Months Used report. It may be completed earlier if desired. If completed within two months before the due date, it does not need to be repeated at the 12-month cycle.

If the client applies for assistance at a 12-month benefit increment, complete the FPRFamily Progress Review either at the intake appointment or at the first regular appointment, depending on local office procedures. In these cases, the client may or may not have been on assistance within the past 12 months. The FPRFamily Progress Review is used to gather their status during the prior 12 months to understand what has brought them to their current situation, and how to move forward.

If, in an on-going case, the client does not respond to the invitation to complete FPRFamily Progress Review, the case manager should complete Sections I and II and document their attempts to bring the client in for the rest of the review. The FPRFamily Progress Review should then be completed at the next appointment the client attends, even if it is past due.