R6-12-1305. Supplemental Payments

A. Advance supplemental payments. 1. The Department shall provide an advance supplemental payment to a JOBSTART participant if the adjusted gross wages the participant is expected to receive in a benefit month are less than the combined cash value of the CA and Food Stamp Program benefits which the participant is eligible to receive for that month. 2. Each month the Department shall determine the need for a supplemental payment, and the amount of the payment, using prospective budgeting based on anticipated family composition and wages of 40 hours per week during the month at the adjusted gross monthly wage the participant is expected to receive. 3. The supplemental payment shall equal the cash value of the combined CA and Food Stamp Program benefits the participant is eligible to receive for the month minus the anticipated adjusted gross monthly wages from the subsidized placement. B. Emergency supplemental payments. The Department shall provide an emergency supplemental payment to a JOBSTART participant if the adjusted gross wages the participant is expected to receive in a benefit month, plus any supplemental payments already made for that month, are less than the cash value of the monthly food stamp allotment for the participant’s household. The Department shall provide an emergency payment no later than 10 days after the date: 1. The participant requests an emergency payment, or 2. The Department receives information from the employer which indicates the need for an emergency payment. C. Reconciliation supplemental payments. 1. The Department shall provide a reconciliation supplemental payment to a JOBSTART participant who receives less in adjusted gross wages in a benefit month than the cash value of the combined CA and Food Stamp Program benefits which the participant is eligible to receive for that month due to a reduction in available work hours by the employer. 2. The Department shall issue the reconciliation supplemental payment no later than the 10th day of the month following the benefit month. 3. The reconciliation supplemental payment, plus the adjusted gross wages and any other supplemental payments already received for the benefit month, shall not exceed the cash value of the combined CA and Food Stamp Program benefits the participant was eligible to receive for the benefit month.