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Participation Rate Basics

This text provides information on the TANF participation rate requirements in Florida, including the federal minimum rate, work-eligible individuals, and potential impacts of failure to meet minimum rates.

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Participation Rate Basics

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  1. Participation Rate Basics

  2. FEDERAL Federal government provides a TANF block grant to states = $562,340,120 Florida is also one of 17 states to receive Supplement= $60,405,668 STATE Florida must provide “maintenance of effort” with state funds at 80% of amount state spent in FFY 1994. MOE Requirement drops to 75% if participation rate met= $368,363,477 The Agreement

  3. Monthly Formula Number of families receiving assistance that include a work-eligible individual who is engaged in work (Numerator) ___________________________________ Number of families receiving assistance that include a work-eligible individual (Denominator)

  4. Same general formula applies for all family and two parent family rates • Annual participation rate is average of the monthly rates • Rate (percentage) is compared to federal minimum rate requirements: • All Family rate=50% • Two Parent rate=90%

  5. Work Eligible • The term Work Eligible includes: Adult (or Minor Head of Household) receiving TCA or non-recipient parent living with a child receiving TCA • Sanctioned adults receiving TCA for children through protective payee • Adults denied hardship but children receiving TCA due to Family Safety determination of “at risk”

  6. Work Eligible (cont.) The term Work Eligible excludes: • Minor parent not head of household • An alien ineligible for TCA due to immigration status • At state option on C-b-C basis a parent recipient of SSI or SSDI • A parent providing care for a disabled family member living in the home • Florida option—single parent with child under 3 months; federal—under 12 mo.

  7. Who Gets Counted in All Family Participation Rate? • All Families Receiving TCA with work eligible adults* *Includes two-parent families as well Single eligible adults with a child over 6 and two-parent families when one parent is disabled or caring for disabled child count if they participate a minimum of 30 hours per week with at least 20 hours in “core” activities Single custodial parents with a child under 6 or teen parents count if they participate at least 20 hours per week

  8. Who Gets Counted in Two Parent Rate? • Households with two work-eligible adults receiving federally funded child care count if they participate a combined average of at least 55 hours per week—with 50 hours in “core” activities • Households with two work-eligible adults NOT receiving federally funded child care count if they participate a combined avg. of at least 35 hours—with 30 hours in “core” activities

  9. Special “Requirements and Limitations” • Vocational education may only count for a total of 12 months for any individual. • No more than 30% of individuals (including those under age 20 engaged in educational activities) may be counted as participating in vocational education. • Participation in job search/job readiness may count for only 6 weeks in 12-month period and no more than 4 weeks consecutively.

  10. Caseload Reduction Credit • Shortfall in participation rate may be reduced by caseload reduction credit or by state contribution of “excess” MOE • Caseload reduction credit is earned on the caseload decline between current year and caseload in 2005

  11. Potential Impacts of Failure to Meet Minimum Participation Rates • Overall (or all family) rate— penalty of up to 5% of block grant based on severity of failure (up to $28+M) • Two-parent rate—penalty proportional to the size of two parent caseload in relation to total caseload.

  12. Impacts (cont.) • If either all-family or two-parent rate not met: Maintenance of Effort percentage goes to 80% (rather than 75%) of FFY ’94 state expenditures=$24.5 M.

  13. Florida’s Track Record • No penalties to date; no increase in MOE • ’96—2005: High caseload decline earned sufficient credit for us to meet rate • 2006-2008: Caseload reduction plus excess MOE earned sufficient credit for us to meet rates (Excess MOE provisions have changed; no longer available in Florida) • 2009-2011: DRA provision helps us meet rates

  14. TANF EXTENSION(DEC. 3—SEPT. 30, 2011) • Will require two new reports related to Participation: 1. Snapshot of participation in month of March, due by May 31; 2. Snapshot of participation in quarter April-June, due August 31.

  15. Report Content • For every work-eligible individual, whether they engaged in any activity directed toward gaining self-sufficiency, and if so, what specific activity broken out into: 1. Does not qualify as a work activity countable under TANF but is reasonably calculated to help family toward self-sufficiency 2. Would be counted toward participation rate except for the fact that:

  16. New Reports Cont. a. The work-eligible individual did not engage in sufficient hours of the activity to count; b. Work-eligible individual has reached the maximum time limit allowed in the activity to count (Job Search, Voc. Ed.) c. The number of work-eligible individuals exceeds a limitation in the activity (Voc. Ed.) Failure to report=up to 4% penalty to block grant.

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