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Food Support Six-Month Reporting

Food Support Six-Month Reporting. Shannon Dunnell Angela Carlson MFWCAA 2009. Objectives. Describe prospective budgeting for FS Review the multipliers used for FS Demonstrate the use of the FS Prospective Income Calculation window. Discuss methods of budgeting Child Support income

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Food Support Six-Month Reporting

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  1. Food Support Six-Month Reporting Shannon Dunnell Angela Carlson MFWCAA 2009

  2. Objectives • Describe prospective budgeting for FS • Review the multipliers used for FS • Demonstrate the use of the FS Prospective Income Calculation window. • Discuss methods of budgeting Child Support income • Discuss the importance of income documentation

  3. Remember….. Verify all income!

  4. Points to Keep In Mind Regarding Prospective Budgeting • “Reasonably Certain” • Past 30 days income • Income ending in application month • No reconciling • “Within the realm”

  5. Types of Income: • Irregular/Infrequent and non-recurring income • Seasonal income • Self-employment income • Income received on a regular basis

  6. Income Multiplier • For units paid: • Weekly multiplier = 4.3 * • Bi-weekly multiplier = 2.15 * • Semi-monthly multiplier = 2 • Monthly multiplier = 1 * Takes into consideration any 3 or 5 paycheck months.

  7. When income changes are verified and the number of hours or the rate of pay is anticipated to change during the period When you have an employer statement verifying the anticipated income Anticipated income FS Prospective Income Pop-Up Window

  8. Income Received When you have the actual pay that the client anticipates will continue DO NOT include income that does not reflect anticipated income FS Prospective Income Pop-Up Window

  9. Child Support Income

  10. Anticipating Child Support • Work with both the client and the Child Support Officer • Separate UNEA panels • Monthly Child Support amount

  11. Each time a Child Support DAIL message is received the pop-up window on STAT/UNEA must be updated and a new version of FS eligibility approved. Myth:

  12. CSES Messages for Ongoing Food Support Case • Is the child support an amount that is within the realm of past history/information used in projecting income for the current six-month period? • Does the county have information that this child support payment was a one-time occurrence during the budget period?

  13. CSES Messages for Ongoing Food Support Case

  14. CASE/NOTE

  15. Ongoing Food Support Case – Child Support Ends

  16. Anticipating Child Support for a New Application

  17. 319.87 375.08 239.91 323.95 328.03 Determine the monthly amount

  18. Case Noting Income:What Needs to be Documented • List anticipated income • Explain HOW you determined the income • List income not budgeted • Explain inconsistencies

  19. Thank You!

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