Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 656.2 - OTHER FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Subchapter 4 - SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM
Section 17-656.2-26 - Benefit determination

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-656.2-26

Current through November, 2024

(a) A household that has met the requirements of this subchapter may request a self-sufficiency payment equaling three months, six months, or eight months of benefits.

(b) The total number of months used to determine a self-sufficiency payment shall not exceed the number of time eligible months remaining for the household.

(c) A household shall have the self-sufficiency payment determined as follows:

(1) For applicants, the self-sufficiency payment shall equal the amount of the first eligible full monthly TANF payment multiplied by the number of months of benefits being requested.

(2) For recipients, the self-sufficiency payment shall equal the amount of the TANF payment for the month following the month a self-sufficiency payment is requested multiplied by the number of months being requested.

(d) The self-sufficiency payment shall not be adjusted regardless of changes in circumstances or household size.

(e) When a self-sufficiency payment is issued, the assistance unit shall be ineligible for financial assistance from the month that is used to compute the self-sufficiency payment in subsection (c). The assistance unit shall be ineligible for the following periods:

(1) Five consecutive calendar months for a payment equaling three months of benefits;

(2) Nine consecutive calendar months for a payment equaling six months of benefits; or

(3) Twelve consecutive calendar months for a payment equaling eight months of benefits.

(f) The ineligible period shall not be adjusted regardless of changes in circumstances or household size.

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