Clients must report changes in the following:
Living arrangements.
Address.
NOTE: The CAO must offer the client the chance to register to vote. Any time the client reports a change of address, the CAO must make this offer regardless of how the client reports, whether in person, by phone, by mail, or by computer. Issue the form and offer help if the client wants to register to vote. If the client is in the CAO and does not want to register, ask him or her to complete the declination form. Narrate all actions. See Supplemental Handbook, Chapter 980, Voter Registration for further guidance.
42 U.S.C.A § 1973gg-5(a)(2)(A)
Composition of the common residence (people who move in and out of the home, including friends, family, relatives, or a newborn child).
Marital status (separation, divorce, remarriage, or common-law marriage of anyone living in the home).
New Earned income.
NOTE: Budget groups with known earned income must report increases of more than $100 in gross monthly earned income. (See Appendix A for a desk guide on cash reporting requirements.)
Earned and unearned lump sum payments.
New unearned income.
Increases of more than $50 in gross monthly unearned income.
NOTE: This change does not apply to unearned income that is considered “verified upon receipt,” such as Income Eligibility Verification System Exchanges 2 (UC), 3 (BENDEX), and 6 (SDX). The CAO must act on all changes that are considered verified upon receipt, regardless of the change. (See Section 170.5.)
Real property ownership.
Bank accounts, life insurance, vehicles, or other resources bought, sold, traded or converted.
Student status, if the category or income exemptions would be affected.
A job start or change of employment.
NOTE: TANF recipients currently working and participating in SAR are not required to report the start of a new or additional job unless it results in an increase of the monthly gross income by more than $100. In addition, the recipient is not required to report an increase in pay and/or hours unless it results in an increase of gross monthly income by more than $100.
Residence, including plans to leave Pennsylvania or the county, even temporarily.
Pregnancy.
Medical insurance coverage.
Special items for which an allowance is given.
Address or circumstances of absent parents known to the client that would affect support.
Reissued February 21, 2014, replacing October 7, 2013