Update on the Department of Defense (DoD) Subsistence Supplemental Allowance for Members of the Armed Forces
Recent regulatory and waiver policy has been focused on allowing states to simplify the reporting of changes in earned income. There has been increasing interest in addressing reporting and budgeting of certain types of fluctuating unearned income as well.
In July of 1999, President Clinton announced several new initiatives to improve access to the Food Stamp Program. One of these initiatives was an expansion of the existing authority for quarterly reporting waivers.
This section of Q&As covers the Application form, Filing the Application Form, Interviews, Verification, Request For Contact and Shortening Certification Periods, Drug/Alcohol Treatment Programs, Transitional Benefits, Recertification, Aliens, Self-Employment, Shelter Expenses, and Extending Certification Periods.
Attached is a fourth series of Q&As developed to address questions arising from states’ enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (PL 105-33). The answers do not establish new policy. They are an interpretation of the relevant provisions and their intent, and should serve as a guide until issuance of regulations.
Allowable per Case-Month Exemptions by State (if no Time Limit is Placed on the Exemptions).
Allowable per Case-Month Exemptions by State (w/6-month Time Limit on the Exemptions)
States are making one-time or special assistance payments to households under state programs to keep the households from becoming monthly recipients of regular Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Such payments cannot be considered a nonrecurring lump-sum payment but must be counted as income.
Cumulative Questions and Answers on Certification and Work Issues in PRWORA
Balanced Budget Act of 1977 (PL 105-33) Questions and Answers - Set 2