Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
To be eligible for Senior Community Service Employment
Program (SCSEP) the following criteria is met and documentation is kept in the
participant's paper case file.
(1)
Applicants must be 55 years of age and older at the time of enrollment. Age is
calculated from the eligibility-determination date. Acceptable documentation to
prove age is:
(A) a driver license;
(B) a federal, state, or local government
identification card;
(C) a hospital
record of birth;
(D) a birth
certificate;
(E) a
passport;
(F) school records or an
identification (ID) card;
(G) Form
DD-214, Report of Separation or Discharge Paper;
(H) tribal records;
(I) a baptismal record;
(J) a work permit;
(K) a cross-match with Oklahoma Department of
Vital Statistics;
(L) public
assistance or social services records; or
(M) a Social Security award
letter;
(2) Applicants
must be Oklahoma residents.
(A) Residence is
defined as an individual's declared dwelling place or address as demonstrated
by appropriate documentation. No minimum length of residence is
required.
(B) A homeless individual
is considered a resident of the state in which she or he is applying.
(C) Residents of other states may be accepted
if there is an approved multi-state agreement.
(D) Documentation of residence is required.
Residence is verified based on any of the documents in (i) through (xi). The
documents are:
(i) a lease or rental
agreement;
(ii) an approved
cross-border of multi-state agreements;
(iii) a state, federal, or tribal ID
card;
(iv) a driver
license;
(v) a home utility bill or
other billing statement, such as a cell phone bill providing documentation of
residence or mailing address, when different than the address on a license or
ID;
(vi) a document from a public
or private institution, such as an independent-living housing, community-based
residential facility, or assisted living, or from the Housing
Authority;
(vii) an official
government, mail dated within the last 30-calendar days;
(viii) Social Security statement;
(ix) bank statement;
(x) homeowners or rental insurance policy or
statement; or
(xi) voter
registration card.
(3) Applicants must be legally eligible to
work in the United States (U.S.).
(A) U.S.
citizenship is not a requirement for enrollment; however, an Employment
Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) is required by law for all citizens and
non-citizens.
(B) Documentation of
eligibility to work is required.
(4) Applicants must be currently unemployed.
(A) An individual may be considered
unemployed when without a job, when he or she wants and is available for work,
including an individual who may have occasional employment that does not result
in a constant source of income.
(B)
Documentation of the individual's unemployed status is required.
(C) Unemployment is verified based on
self-attestation documentation.
(5) Applicants must meet revised income
inclusions and exclusions for determining eligibility.
(6) Recertification of income eligibility of
each individual is at least once every 12 months, or more frequently when
circumstances warrant.
