Code of Massachusetts Regulations
106 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE
Title 106 CMR 707.000 - Transitional cash assistance program: employment services program
Section 707.180 - Full Employment Program
Universal Citation: 106 MA Code of Regs 106.707
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
The Full Employment Program (FEP) component provides individuals work experience needed to obtain an unsubsidized job. Participants are paid a subsidized wage in lieu of receiving TAFDC.
(A) Activities. Activities in FEP include:
(1) full-time
employment of 35 to 40 hours per week consistent with the employer's schedule;
and
(2) completion of an Employment
Development Plan (EDP) as provided in 106 CMR 707.110.
(B) Participation Criteria. The following are the criteria for participation in FEP:
(1) individuals may volunteer to
participate;
(2) an individual may
meet his or her Work Program requirement by participating in FEP;
(3) if after six months the individual has
not obtained an unsubsidized job, the EDP may be reassessed;
(4) if after nine months the individual has
not obtained an unsubsidized job, the EDP shall be reassessed;
(5) if after 12 months the individual has not
obtained an unsubsidized job, the EDP shall be reassessed and the individual
may be reassigned to another FEP employer; and
(6) an individual or the FEP employer may
terminate the FEP placement by contacting the Department.
(C) Benefits of the Full Employment Program. A participant in FEP shall:
(1) receive a per hour wage from the employer
that is at least equal to the current Massachusetts minimum wage;
(2) remain eligible for MassHealth;
(3) have an Individual Asset Account
established in which $1 will be credited each hour the participant works. The
money from the Individual Asset Account shall be paid to the participant when
he or she leaves FEP. This amount shall be in addition to the wage paid by the
employer;
(4) receive training
experience on the job;
(5) be
entitled to sick, holiday and vacation leave, and other benefits provided to
other employees;
(6) be considered
to be an employee of the FEP employer and shall be entitled to all benefits
required by state and federal law;
(7) be eligible for workers' compensation,
when appropriate; and
(8) be
eligible for a Transitional Child Care (TCC) referral in accordance with 106
CMR 707.210(A)(1)(f)), transitional medical assistance (TMA) through
MassHealth and Transitional Support Services stipends when the TAFDC case is
terminated due to earnings.
(D) Impact on TAFDC Benefits.
(1) The assistance
unit shall receive a supplemental payment when the FEP gross income less 20%
and less the allowable dependent care deduction as provided in 106 CMR 704.275:
Dependent Care Deduction, is less than the TAFDC benefit that
the assistance unit would have received, based on the size of the assistance
unit and any other income. The amount of the supplemental payment is the result
of the above calculation.
(2) The
Individual Asset Account established for the participant is a noncountable
asset for TAFDC until the participant receives the funds from the account after
leaving FEP employment.
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