(a) A recipient who
is not exempt shall participate in and comply with RESET, including meeting
hourly and other work and work-related requirements as specified on the AMR or
EDP, unless the recipient establishes good cause. An exempt individual may
volunteer to participate in an approved work or work-related activity. The
Department will inform an applicant and recipient of the rights,
responsibilities and services and benefits available to RESET participants. The
Department or its agent will assess the recipient's ability to meet RESET
participation requirements after consultation with the recipient.
(b) The Department will provide RESET
participants with case management and special allowances for supportive
services as required to help them become self-sufficient. The Department will
authorize special allowances for supportive services for the least costly item
or service which is available and practical considering the location and hours
of scheduled employment or training, and the location of the participant's
residence in relation to the provider of the item or service. In addition, the
Department will provide participants with or refer them to work or work-related
activities designed to break the cycle of welfare dependency. To the extent it
deems possible, the Department will identify and promote resources in the
public and private sectors that may assist participants to prepare for and
obtain employment they may realistically be expected to obtain.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be
interpreted as requiring the Department to develop or to offer or to continue
to offer employment, education, training, work-related activities or work
experience programs.
(d) This
chapter applies to applicants and recipients of TANF and GA cash assistance.
Sections
165.1,
165.2,
165.31(d),
165.41-
165.46,
165.52,
165.71,
165.81,
165.91 and Appendix A also apply
to SNAP only participants defined in §
165.2 (relating to definitions) as
permitted by Federal law. For SNAP only participants, a special allowance for
supportive services may be authorized as determined by the Department only up
to the employment start date, with the following exception. SNAP only
participants may receive special allowances for supportive services not to
exceed the types and time frames permitted by Federal law.
(e) The Department may provide for additional
supportive services to the extent required by an approved work, work-related or
educational program under a written agreement with the Department.
Notes
The
provisions of this §165.1 adopted October 2, 1992,
effective upon publication and apply retroactively to October 1, 1989, 22 Pa.B.
4875; amended September 13, 2002, effective retroactively to March 3, 1997, 32
Pa.B. 4435; amended November 19, 2010, effective
11/20/2010, 40 Pa.B. 6665;
amended April 13, 2012, effective 4/14/2012, 42 Pa.B.
1992.
The provisions of this §165.1 amended under sections
201(2), 402, 403(b), 403.1, 405, 405.1, 405.1A, 405.3, 408, 432 and 432.3 of
the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
201(2),
402,
403(b), 403.1, 405, 405.1,
405.1A, 405.3, 408, 432 and 432.3); Titles I and III of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No.
104-193) (PRWORA), creating the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program, and amending
42 U.S.C.A. §§
601-619,
651-669(b) and
1396u-1; and the Federal
TANF regulations in 45 CFR
260.10-265.10; and the
Federal Food stamp regulation in
7 CFR
2737(d)(4).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
165.41 (relating to eligibility
for special allowances for supportive
services).