OAR 461-135-1260
Specific Requirements: Job Participation Incentive


(1)

This rule explains specific requirements of the Job Participation Incentive (JPI). The JPI food benefit provides $10 per month for qualifying SNAP households with a dependent child (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461)) under age 18.

(2)

An individual eligible for JPI may receive a $10 monthly food benefit.

(a)

The individual receives the $10 incentive payment starting the month the Department receives documentation that all enrollment criteria in section (3) of this rule have been met.

(b)

There are no partial months of JPI benefits.

(c)

The individual may only be issued retroactive JPI benefits as allowed under OAR 461-180-0130 (Effective Dates; Restored Benefits).

(3)

As used in this rule, a “two-parent household” refers to a SNAP household group (see OAR 461-110-0210 (Household Group)) that contains a dependent child under age 18 and the dependent child’s two parents.

(4)

To receive JPI, an individual must be in a SNAP filing group (see OAR 461-110-0370 (Filing Group; SNAP)) and meet the requirements of all of the following subsections:

(a)

Be working at an unsubsidized paid employment that meets the federally required participation rates (see OAR 461-001-0025 (Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, TANF)). For self-employment or piece rate work, the hours of work must be equivalent to the required average weekly hours at Oregon State minimum wage. An individual must meet the requirements of at least one of the following paragraphs:

(A)

Be a single parent (see OAR 461-001-0000 (Definitions for Chapter 461)) of a dependent child under six years of age and working at an unsubsidized paid employment for an average of at least 20 weekly hours.

(B)

Be a single parent of a dependent child at least six years of age and under 18 years of age, and working at an unsubsidized paid employment for an average of at least 30 weekly hours.

(C)

Be a parent in a two-parent household (see section (3) of this rule) that does not receive federally-funded child care assistance, and the parents are working at unsubsidized paid employment for a combined average of at least 35 hours per week.

(D)

Be a parent in a two-parent household that receives federally-funded child care assistance and the parents are working at unsubsidized paid employment for a combined average of 55 hours per week.

(b)

Provide the Department with employer-produced documents of paid, unsubsidized work hours covering a consecutive two-week period that has occurred within the last 60 days.

(c)

Anticipate weekly employment hours will remain the same or increase for the reporting period.

(d)

Provide employer-produced documents of paid, unsubsidized work hours each time requested by the Department and no later than the last day of the sixth month following the date the client provides the verification of work hours in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

(e)

Be an eligible adult in a SNAP benefit group (see OAR 461-110-0750 (Benefit Group)) and the parent of an eligible dependent child under age 18 in the same SNAP benefit group.

(f)

Not be receiving any SFPSS or TANF program benefits in the same month.

(5)

To remain eligible for JPI, a client must:

(a)

Meet all SNAP eligibility and reporting requirements (see OAR 461-170-0011 (Changes That Must Be Reported)); and

(b)

Meet all requirements in section (4) of this rule at the time of the interim change report and at the time of the recertification of SNAP benefits.

(6)

Household income in JPI is calculated in accordance with all SNAP financial rules.

(7)

A client is no longer eligible for JPI when it has been determined that the client does not meet federally required participation rates and requirements due to any of the following:

(a)

Loss of employment.

(b)

A reduction in work hours.

(c)

The client no longer has a dependent child under age 18 in their SNAP benefit group.

Source: Rule 461-135-1260 — Specific Requirements: Job Participation Incentive, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=461-135-1260.

461‑135‑0010
Assumed Eligibility for Medical Programs
461‑135‑0070
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑0071
TANF Time Limit
461‑135‑0073
TANF Time Limit
461‑135‑0075
TANF Time Limit
461‑135‑0080
TANF Eligibility for Minor Parents
461‑135‑0085
Requirement to Attend an Assessment or Evaluation, or Seek Medically Appropriate Treatment for Substance Abuse and Mental Health
461‑135‑0087
Good Cause for Failure to Comply with Substance Abuse or Mental Health Requirements
461‑135‑0089
Demonstrating Compliance with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Requirements
461‑135‑0200
Multiple Disqualifications
461‑135‑0220
REF, REFM, and TANF Programs
461‑135‑0300
Eligibility for and Needs Covered by EA
461‑135‑0301
Closure of the Emergency Assistance (EA) Program Effective May 1, 2004
461‑135‑0310
Covered Shelter Needs
461‑135‑0320
Time Limits
461‑135‑0340
Work Requirements
461‑135‑0350
Eligible People
461‑135‑0400
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑0405
Children in the Head Start Program
461‑135‑0415
Requirement to Make Copay or Satisfactory Arrangements
461‑135‑0440
Child Care Benefit Eligibility and Payment
461‑135‑0475
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑0485
Requirement to Complete an Employability Screening and Overview of the Job Opportunity and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program
461‑135‑0491
Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP)
461‑135‑0492
Application, Interviews, and Verification for DSNAP
461‑135‑0493
Eligibility and Benefit Amount for DSNAP
461‑135‑0494
DSNAP Treatment of Households Already Certified and Receiving SNAP Benefits
461‑135‑0495
Recertifications for DSNAP
461‑135‑0496
Hearings for DSNAP
461‑135‑0497
Household Liability in the DSNAP
461‑135‑0498
Pandemic-related Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
461‑135‑0505
Categorical Eligibility for SNAP
461‑135‑0506
Transitional Benefit Alternative (TBA) in the SNAP Program
461‑135‑0510
Residents of Institutions
461‑135‑0520
Time Limit and Special Requirements for ABAWD
461‑135‑0521
Job Quit by Applicants
461‑135‑0530
People in Adult Foster Care (AFC) and Boarding Houses
461‑135‑0560
Fleeing Felon and Violators of Parole, Probation, and Post-Prison Supervision
461‑135‑0570
Eligible and Ineligible Students
461‑135‑0575
SNAP Expedited Services
461‑135‑0580
Prepared Meals
461‑135‑0590
Communal Dining
461‑135‑0610
Meal Providers for Homeless Individuals
461‑135‑0660
SNAP
461‑135‑0700
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑0701
Terminate GA and GAM Programs October 1, 2005
461‑135‑0708
Criteria for Developing a Plan for Self-support
461‑135‑0725
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑0726
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑0730
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑0745
Eligibility for Individuals in Acute Care Settings
461‑135‑0750
Individuals Applying for or Receiving Long-Term Care or Home and Community-Based Care
461‑135‑0755
Individual Residing in a 24-Hour Mental Health Residential Care Setting
461‑135‑0771
Eligibility for OSIPM Under “Grandfathering” Provision
461‑135‑0780
Pickle Amendment Clients
461‑135‑0790
Eligibility for People in an Institution Since 1973
461‑135‑0800
Eligibility for 1972 COLA Clients
461‑135‑0820
Eligibility for Widows and Widowers
461‑135‑0830
Eligibility for Disabled Adult Children
461‑135‑0832
Estate Administration
461‑135‑0833
Burial Expenses
461‑135‑0834
Delivery of Required Notices to the Estate Administration Unit
461‑135‑0835
Limits on Estate Claims
461‑135‑0837
Administering Medicaid Estate Claims When the Recipient of Assistance was a Native American Indian or Alaskan Native Village Tribal Member
461‑135‑0838
Administering Estate Claims
461‑135‑0839
Title to Real and Personal Property
461‑135‑0841
Undue Hardship Waiver Criteria
461‑135‑0843
Establishing Legal Title, Interest or Form of Ownership
461‑135‑0844
Procedures for Applying for Undue Hardship Waiver
461‑135‑0845
Valuation of Life Estate, Reversionary Interest, and Property
461‑135‑0847
Forms
461‑135‑0850
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑0875
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑0880
OSIPM and QMB Programs
461‑135‑0900
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑0910
Unaccompanied Minor Program
461‑135‑0915
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑0920
Refugees Applying for SSI
461‑135‑0930
Medical Coverage for Refugees
461‑135‑0950
Eligibility for Inmates and Residents of Public Institutions
461‑135‑0990
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑1070
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑1175
Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program
461‑135‑1185
Low-Income Subsidy Program (LIS)
461‑135‑1186
LIS Applications
461‑135‑1187
Eligibility Determinations and Due Process for LIS
461‑135‑1195
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑1197
Good Cause
461‑135‑1200
Specific Requirements
461‑135‑1230
Benefits
461‑135‑1235
TA-DVS
461‑135‑1240
TA-DVS Program
461‑135‑1250
Closure of Post-TANF Program
461‑135‑1260
Specific Requirements: Job Participation Incentive
461‑135‑1270
Specific Requirements
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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