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The 2024 TAFDC Advocacy Guide

MLRI
An Advocate's Guide to the Massachusetts Welfare Rules for Families By Deborah Harris and Betsy Gwin, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, January 2024 Edition As described by MCLE: Using a simple question-and-answer format, this handbook guides advocates through the maze of TAFDC rules and…

OLGT 2016-53: TAFDC – Orientation Attendance

DTA
The purpose of the Online Guide Update is to advise DTA about attendance requirements for Orientations.

DTA Blurbs 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36: Pathways to Self-Sufficiency

DTA
Note:  these blurbs are not dated, but was current as of 9/8/16

DTA Blurbs 37, 38, 39 and 40: Pre-Benefit Job Search

DTA
Note:  these blurbs are not dated, but were current as of 9/8/16.

TAFDC Good Cause Medical Statement form TAFDC-GCMS

DTA
Medical statement to be submitted to support a claim of good cause not to participate in work/ community service/ job search. English TAFDC-GCMS Click the "Go to Website" link below for the forms included in DTA's Online Guide.

OLGT 2015-33: TAFDC – Automating Exemption/Nonexemption, Meets Compliance and Work Program Status

DTA
Overview In an effort to ensure that clients are receiving the correct level of benefits and are given every opportunity to meet their work program requirement in a timely fashion, the Department is automating changes to Exempt/Nonexempt status, Meets Compliance periods and Work Program requirement…

OLGT 2015-24: TAFDC – Employment Ready Activities and Job Quest

DTA
Overview Effective with this transmittal, clients who are participating in online job search for Employment Ready activities must register through JobQuest, a service offered through the One-Stop Career Centers. Purpose This Online Guide Transmittal informs DTA staff about: clients…

FYI March, April 2015: Over verification; Correct Work Requirements Reasons

DTA
FYIs Over verification Over verification occurs when clients are unnecessarily required to provide a permanent verification a second time, or when clients are asked to provide proof of one eligibility factor, when other verifications may have already proven the eligibility factor. Over…

Two-Parent Exempt/ Nonexempt Status Notice TAFDC-5

DTA
This notice tells you whether you are exempt from the reduced need and payment standards and the 24-month time limit on Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC).  English TAFDC-5 Spanish TAFDC-5 (S) Click the "Go to Website" link below for the forms…

Ops Memo 2014-55A: TAFDC – ESP/Work Program Requirement: BEACON Changes

DTA
Overview BEACON Build 46.4 scheduled for August 25, 2014, contained changes to Employment Service Program (ESP)/Work Program Requirement forms and processes. Purpose of Memo This Operations Memo advises staff about the BEACON changes. Specifically: the Participation and Attendance…

Ops Memo 2014-34: TAFDC Work Program Requirement Discrepancies Report

DTA
Overview A new Actuate report called the TAFDC Work Program Requirement Discrepancies Report has been developed to identify Work Program requirement inconsistencies for clients in an active TAFDC case. Purpose of Memo The purpose of this memo is to: advise staff of the TAFDC Work Program…

Ops Memo 2013-15: The Secure Jobs Connect Program

DTA
Overview DTA is partnering with the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and the Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness (ICHH) in a program entitled, Secure Jobs Connect. The goal of the Secure Jobs Connect program is job…

Ops Memo 2013-10: TAFDC: DTA Client Survey

DTA
Overview In an effort to measure client satisfaction with DTA services, the Department periodically conducts surveys with randomly selected active clients. In the previous surveys, clients were asked to tell us where we were providing satisfactory services as well as what areas we could…

TAFDC Caretaker Exemption: Children's Issues Series

GBLS
What is the TAFDC Caretaker Exemption Rule? Under the TAFDC work requirement rule, families must do a work activity for 20-30 hours each week (hours are based on the age of their youngest child) as a condition of receiving TAFDC. The time limit rule says that families can also receive TAFDC for…

FYI: October 2011 - Activities Meeting the Work Program Requirement

DTA
Activities Meeting the Work Program Requirement Case managers are reminded that the following activities (either alone or in combination with other activities) can be used to meet the client’s TAFDC work program requirement: Working in a job for pay; Employment Ready (including…

Ops Memo 2011-42: TAFDC – FY ’12 Budget: Increased Work Participation Hours

DTA
The Fiscal Year ’12 state budget increases clients’ work program equirement from 24 hours per week to 30 hours per week if their youngest child is between mandatory full-time school age and eight years old.This memo informs case managers:about the Work Program requirement changes;how to…

What If I Can't Meet the TAFDC Work Requirement (Flier)

GBLS
Know your rights flier covering exemptions, domestic violence waivers and good cause for not complying with work and other requirements.

Field Ops Memo 2009-52A: TAFDC - Employment Services Program (ESP) Activity Descriptions

DTA
The Department offers a variety of ESP activities to our applicants and clients (hereafter referred to as clients). To assist TAO staff match clients with activities, a description of current ESP activities as well as which clients are best served by the activity has been compiled for this Field…

Hotline Focus 09/09

DTA
Q. My TAFDC client is not work program required but she is taking a class at her local community college. Her only child is six months old. She has been attending this class for the past three months, but I noticed that BEACON is not accreting the activity on her 12-month education and training…

Field Ops Memo 2008-67: TAFDC

DTA
The Franklin Regional Transit Authority, effective December 31, 2008, will no longer be available to our clients for the remainder of FY ’09. Beginning January 1, 2009, clients participating in an ESP activity or working will be eligible for continued transportation payments authorized via…

Hotline Focus 11/08

DTA
SNAP: eligibility of children of naturalized citizen when children born outside U.S.; TAFDC: online training course for college credit and the work program requirement.

Field Ops Memo 2008-53A: TAFDC Work Program Requirement Changes

DTA
The Department changed how it counts clients’ work program participation in the following areas: homework/study time counts towards overall participation in certain education and training activities; post-secondary education beyond an Associate’s degree (including Bachelor’s and…

Field Ops Memo 2008-37: Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Regional Non-Profit (RNP) Referral Procedural Changes

DTA
This Field Operations Memo provides revised procedures for referrals to the Regional Non-Profit (RNP) housing agencies. These procedures mirror procedures for referrals to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) detailed in Field Operations Memo 2008-30.

Field Ops Memo 2008-12: TAFDC Vocational Specialists in TAOs (Phase Two)

DTA
In an effort to achieve our goal of increasing economic opportunities for our clients, the Department has developed a Vocational Specialist Program in our TAOs. The vocational specialists will help applicants and clients overcome barriers to employment by meeting with work program required…

Field Ops Memo 2008-04: TAFDC Community Service and the Fair Labor Standards Act Calculation and Mass Minimum Wage Increase

DTA
Attached is a Field Ops Memo on calculaing the maximum number of hours someone can be required to do community service (dividing the grant plus food stamps by the $8 minimum wage), updated to take the increase in the MA minimum wage into account. The memo fails to state that child support assigned…

New Initiative Memo 1/08: TAFDC Vocational Specialists in TAOs (Phase One)

DTA
Vocational specialists will be introduced to all DTA offices, but starting with Brockon, Dudley Square, Fall River, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Malden, New Bedford, North Shore, Revere, and Springfield State Street. Certain TAFDC recipients who are subject to but not meeting the work program…

Field Ops Memo 2007-60: TAFDC Family Self Sufficiency Program

DTA
This voluntary program is an interagency arrangment that allows certain non-exempt TAFDC recipients who have Section 8 to participate in a 5 year program with case management and services to help the person become employed. Once the person is employed, the increased tenant rent portion resulting…

August 2007 Transitions Letter from Commissioner re: Sanction Policy

The Commissioner's letter in the August 2007 Transitions Newsletter summarizes the steps that should be taken before a recipient is sanctioned for noncompliance with the work program. These include a full explanation of the the work program, asking clients about potential barriers, and referral to…

Field Ops Memo 2006-51: TAFDC -E\ ESP Component/Activity: Job Search/Job Readiness and A New BEACON Counter

DTA
This Field Operations Memo gives an overview of BEACON functionality changes and AU Manager responsibilities as it relates to the Job Search/Job Readiness counter.

Sanctions: GBLS flier on how to avoid and undo sanctions

Know your rights flier.

Field Ops Memo 2006-31A: TAFDC: Work Program Participation Review- Phase 3: Age School throught Eight, Authorizing Batch Sanctio

DTA
The Department is in the process of making changes to the TAFDC program to comply with federal reauthorization of the TANF block grant. One of the most significant areas to be addressed is participation in work-related activities. A recent review of TAFDC AUs has found recipients who are Work…

Field Ops Memo 2006-31: TAFDC: Work Program Participation Review - Phase 3; Age School through Eight, Authorizing Batch Sanction

DTA
The Department is in the process of making changes to the TAFDC program to comply with federal reauthorization of the TANF block grant. One of the most significant areas to be addressed is participation in work-related activities. A recent review of TAFDC AUs has found recipients who are Work…

Field Ops Memo 2006-27A: Work Program Participation Review - Phase 2: Age Nine and Older Clarification

DTA

Field Ops Memo 2006-27: Work Program Participation Review - Phase 2: Age Nine and Older, Authorizing Batch Sanctions, etc.

DTA
The Department is in the process of making changes to the TAFDC program to comply with federal reauthorization of the TANF block grant. One of the most significant areas to be addressed is participation in work-related activities. A recent review of TAFDC AUs has found recipients who are Work…

Field Ops Memo 2006-13: TAFDC - Removing Interrupted Sanctions

DTA
This memo gives TAO Staff procedures for removing interrupted sanctions when the Assessed Person (AP) is participating in another activity (including work), has a “Meets Compliance” reason or is in an extension and appears on the “Clients with Sanctions” view in an “Interrupt” status.

FYI: DTA Employment Programs Deskguide

DTA
Information about this guide, which details the components of TAFDC ESP and Food Stamp Employment and Training programs.

Good Cause-- GBLS sample verification letters

Sample letters from doctors and other providers verifying good cause reasons for missing work activities.

Field Ops Memo 2005-23: TAFDC 12-month limit on education and training activity meeting the work requirement

DTA
Participating in an education or training activity meets the Work Program requirement for up to 12 months (see 106 CMR 203.400(A)(2)(i)). The 12 months may be a calendar year or may be a series of non-consecutive months.

Field Ops Memo 2005-14: TAFDC - Reapplication Having Used 60-Day Work Search Period

DTA
This Field Operations Memo reinforces DTA field instructions for processing applicants who have previously used the 60-day work search period.

Field Ops Memo 2005-09: TAFDC - Work Program Requirement Expansion (Phase III)

DTA
Field Operations Memo 2004-27 informed TAO staff of the increased Work Program requirement hours for certain recipients. Effective with the returned March Participation and Response forms, Work Program required recipients must meet the increased hours. A notice (Attachment A) will be mailed during…

Field Op 2004-46: TAFDC - Stopping the BEACON Participation Sanction

DTA

Hotline Focus - 11/04

DTA
New 3-tier TAFDC work requirement.

Field Op 2004-37A: TAFDC -Work Program Requirement Expansion: Revised Sanction Process and Good Cause Reason

DTA
The Department is committed to ensuring that TAFDC recipients who are subject to the work requirement participate in an appropriate activity. However, it is equally important that recipients who have a legitimate barrier to participation not be subjected to inappropriate sanctions.

Field Op 2004-27: TAFDC - Work Program Reequirement Expansion (Phase I)

DTA
Nonexempt grantees will soon be required to meet the Work Program requirement (unless the exemptions found in 106 CMR 203.400(A)(1) apply) in the following ways:

Field Op 2004-06: Work Requirements - TAFDC TAB Issues

DTA
A recent review of TAFDC APs who are work program required has revealed issues with the TAFDC Tab of the Work Requirements window that prevent accurate data from being saved. Although the correct Work Program Requirements information appears on the window, this data was not properly saved in BEACON.

Hotline Focus - 2/04

DTA
Child care for community service placements; lack of child care as good cause once community service placement has been approved.

Field Op 2003-31A: TAFDC

Cescia Derderian, Department of Transitional Assistance
Based on comments received regarding Field Operations Memo 2003-31, an e-mail was sent to TAO Staff in the first week of November asking that work on that memo stop until further notice. This memo reinstates Field Operations Memo 2003-31and provides additional AU instructions. A new report listing…

Field Op 2003-31: TAFDC - Correcting Inconsistent AU/AP Exempt/Non-Exempt Information

Cescia Derderian, Department of Transitional Assistance
An LOQC review found discrepancies in TAFDC AUs that need to be corrected. The discrepancies occur between an AP

Field Op 2003-21: TAFDC Work Program Requirements Expansion and Revised Extension

DTA
Effective September 8, 2003, nonexempt grantees whose youngest child is between the ages of two and mandatory full-time school age: 1)are now required to meet the Work Program requirement unless they meet a reason found in 106 CMR 203.400(A)(1). 2) may meet the Work Program requirement through…

FYI: TAFDC 60-Day JobSearch Reminder

DTA
Each recipient only has one 60 day job search period per 60 month time period. Once started, it is continuous, even if the person becomes exempt or finds a job in the middle of it.