OAR 461-135-1270
Specific Requirements; Employment Payments
(1)
Effective April 1, 2016, a benefit group (see OAR 461-110-0630 (Need Group)) that includes an individual who meets the requirements in section (2) of this rule is eligible to receive $225 in Employment Payments (see OAR 461-001-0025 (Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, TANF)) paid over three months as provided in section (3) of this rule.(2)
To be eligible for three months of Employment Payments, an individual in the benefit group (see OAR 461-110-0750 (Benefit Group)) or an individual not in the benefit group due to the time limit in OAR 461-135-0071 (TANF Time Limit; General Provisions) must meet all of the following requirements:(a)
Have obtained unsubsidized paid employment and reported it timely.(b)
Have been a JOBS eligible or JOBS volunteer (see OAR 461-130-0310 (Participation Classifications: Exempt, Mandatory, and Volunteer)) individual who closed TANF for one of the following reasons:(A)
Became ineligible for the Pre-TANF, SFPSS or TANF programs due to income above the applicable income standard in OAR 461-155-0030 (Income and Payment Standards; REF, TANF).(B)
Voluntarily closed TANF to avoid accruing time toward the time limit in OAR 461-135-0071 (TANF Time Limit; General Provisions).(C)
Voluntarily closed TANF to be eligible for TBA (see OAR 461-135-0506 (Transitional Benefit Alternative (TBA) in the SNAP Program)).(c)
Meet the TANF residency requirements in OAR 461-120-0010 (Residency Requirements).(d)
Remain at or below 350 percent FPL in OAR 461-155-0180 (Income Standards; Not OSIP, OSIPM, QMB).(3)
Employment Payments begin the month following the month in which Pre-TANF, SFPSS, or TANF benefits close. Payments are limited to one payment per month per benefit group. Payments may not be prorated and are paid in the following amounts and order:(a)
$100 the first month after benefits close.(b)
$75 the second month after benefits close.(c)
$50 the third month after benefits close.(4)
An individual receiving Employment Payments is not eligible for JOBS Plus or JPI (see OAR 461-135-1260 (Specific Requirements: Job Participation Incentive)).(5)
Employment Payments end when an individual:(a)
Is approved for REF, Pre-TANF, SFPSS, or TANF program benefits;(b)
Is a member of a filing group (see OAR 461-110-0330 (Filing Group; TANF)) approved for REF, Pre-TANF, SFPSS, or TANF program benefits; or(c)
Loses unsubsidized paid employment and the loss is verified by the Department.
Source:
Rule 461-135-1270 — Specific Requirements; Employment Payments, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=461-135-1270.