- Household member must satisfy the work provisions unless exempt or
have a valid non participation reason.
Work Provision Rules on Application and
Reassessment
- Household member must register for work or be registered by the
State agency AND
- Household member must pass employment offer rules.
Work Provision Rules on Application
- Household member is Work-Eligible and is not registered for work,
or does not have a non participation reason, member is considered
Eligible for FA pending Work Registration, provided they meet all
other conditions of FA program eligibility.
Work Registration Exemptions
The following
individuals are not work eligible:
- Individual is complying with Cash Assistance Work Registration and
does not have a Cash Assistance sanction
- Individual under 16 years of age OR
- Individual is aged 16 or 17 and not the head of household OR
- Individual is aged 16 or 17, head of household and in school at
least half time OR
- Individual aged 60 or older OR
- Disabled persons and persons who are physically and mentally
incapable of engaging in gainful employment OR
- Household member is responsible for the care of an incapacitated
person OR
- Household member is responsible for the care of a dependent child
under six OR
- Individual earning weekly income equivalent to the federal minimum
hourly wage multiplied by 30 hours OR
- Individual employed or self-employed and working at least 30 hours
per week OR
- Individuals residing in certain areas of Alaska who are engaged in
subsistence hunting and/or fishing an average of at least 30 hours
weekly OR
- Individuals who are Migrant and seasonal farmworkers OR
- Individuals who are applying for SSI and Food Assistance OR
- Individual in receipt of Unemployment Compensation or Unemployment
Insurance Benefit OR
- Drug addicts or alcoholics who regularly participate as residents
or non residents in a drug or alcohol treatment and rehab program
OR
- Student enrolled at least half time in any recognised school,
training program or institution of higher education.
Work Non Participation Reasons
Work
Non-participation reasons for a household member for failing or refusing
to participate in the work requirements:
- Individuals who are applying for SSI and Food Assistance OR
- Household Emergency OR
- There is lack of adequate childcare for children who have reached
age 6 years but are less than 12 years of age OR
- Illness of another household member requiring the presence of the
employed household member OR
- Illness of the employed household member OR
- Transportation is unavailable OR
- Individual has Lack of Education and Work Skills OR
- Individual resides in remote area OR
- Individual is a victim of domestic violence OR
- Individual is temporarily disabled