Tall Tale

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Pupils
Proclamations
Kingdoms
Gold
Tournament
Silly Story 10
Silly Story 10
Silly Story 10
Silly Story 10
Silly Story 10
Tall Tale 20
Tall Tale 20
Tall Tale 20
Tall Tale 20
Tall Tale 20
Fable 30
Fable 30
Fable 30
Fable 30
Fable 30
Myth 40
Myth 40
Myth 40
Myth 40
Myth 40
Legend 50
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Legend 50
Legend 50
Legend 50
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Silly Story

• Who has to meet student criteria to be eligible
  for food stamps (3 Items)?

10 Points
3
Who has to meet student criteria to be eligible
for food stamps?

• The student is age 18-49
• The student is in higher education
• The student is enrolled at least half-time.

10 Points
4
Tall Tale

• Name two ways to be an eligible student other
  than working, doing work study or caring for a
  child.

20 Points
5
Name two ways to be an eligible student other
than working, doing work study or caring for a
child.

• In a TANF benefit group
• Physically or mentally unfit for employment
• In job training through WIA
• Displaced workers program
• Enrolled because of JOBS or OFSET
• Enrolled because of employer sponsored training

20 Points
6
Fable

• Ineligible students exempt from OFSET are
  eligible students.
• True
• or
• False
• Why?

30 Points
7
Ineligible students exempt from OFSET are
eligible students. True or False

• Ineligible students never get to OFSET. They
  fall out in the filing group.

30 Points
8
Myth

• Don and Mary are applying for FS with their 2
  year old daughter. Don is an ineligible student.
  He receives a 7,500 private scholarship for
  living expenses. He pays the rent of 625 and
  all of the utilities. What are you going to code
  for rent and utilities on FSMIS?

40 Points
9
Don and Mary are applying for FS...

• We would code 0 in rent and 0 in utilities. We
  do not allow the deductions since Don is an
  ineligible student and not in the filing group.

40 Points
10
Legend

• What types of student expenses can we deduct from
  non-educational income?

50 Points
11
What types of student expenses can we deduct from
non-educational income?

• None. We may deduct student expenses only from
  countable educational income.

50 Points
12
Silly Story

• What are 2 differences between basic notices and
  timely notices?

10 Points
13
What are 2 differences between basic notices and
timely notices?

• 1 The date they must be sent.
• 2 The right to continuing benefits.

10 Points
14
Tall Tale

• Name one situation in which a notice becomes
  invalid.

20 Points
15
Name one situation in which a notice becomes
invalid.

• A timely notice was not sent by 10-day cutoff,
  the action does not occur on the date specified,
  the client submits needed information before a
  close becomes effective.

20 Points
16
Fable

• If a client does not follow through with the
  application process, when can you send the notice
  of denial?

30 Points
17
If a client does not follow through with the
application process, when can you send the denial
notice?

• 30 days from the filing date. If the filing date
  falls on a weekend or holiday, send the notice
  the first business day after the weekend or
  holiday.

30 Points
18
Myth

• It is ok to send a FS closure notice at the same
  time as you send a 210A. This will save you
  time.
• True
• or
• False
• Why?

40 Points
19
It is ok to send a FS closure notice at the same
time as you send a 210A. This will save you
time.True or False

• NO! NO! NO!
• It is never ok to send a FS closure notice at the
  same time you send a 210A . You must wait to see
  if the client follows through, and if they do
  not, THEN you send the appropriate notice.

40 Points
20
Legend

• If you do a CRT action in the morning and then go
  back in the afternoon and do an SRS action, what
  notice(s) will the client receive?

50 Points
21
If you do a CRT action in the morning and then go
back in the afternoon and do an SRS action, what
notice(s) will the client receive?

• The client will get a notice about their case
  moving to SRS. The system sends notices based on
  the last action of the day. Carry the CRT action
  forward all day for CRT SRS to ensure an approval
  notice is sent.

50 Points
22
Silly Story

• What qualifies as a separate dwelling when
  determining who lives together?

10 Points
23
What qualifies as a separate dwelling when
determining who lives together?

• A dwelling is a living space, separate from other
  dwellings, that has access to the outside that
  does not pass though another dwelling, and
  contains a functional sleeping area, bathroom and
  kitchen facility.

10 Points
24
Tall Tale

• Rosalie, 65, lives in an AFC facility run by
  Andy. Rosalie applies for FS on her own. Form
  the eligibility groups.

20 Points
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Rosalie, 65, lives in an AFC facility run by
Andy. Rosalie applies for FS on her own. Form
the eligibility groups.

• Rosalie and Andy are both in the household group,
  but Rosalie drops out at the filing group,
  because people in foster care cannot apply for FS
  on their own.

20 Points
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Fable

• What happens if, in a shared custody situation,
  the parents cannot agree on where the child gets
  51 of their meals?

30 Points
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What happens if, in a shared custody situation,
the parents cannot agree on where the child gets
51 of their meals?

• The child is not in either household and cannot
  get food stamp benefits.

30 Points
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Myth

• Grandma has custody of 2 children, mom of the 2
  children moves into the household but grandma
  still has parental control. Mom applies for FS
  for herself and the 2 children. Who is in the
  filing group?

40 Points
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Grandma has custody of 2 children, mom of the 2
children moves into the household but grandma
still has parental control. Mom applies for FS
for herself and the 2 children. Who is in the
filing group?

• They must apply in one filing group. Grandma is
  in the parental role and mom is a parent.

40 Points
30
Legend

• Under what circumstances may elderly persons
  apply separately from others they purchase and
  prepare with?

50 Points
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Under what circumstances may elderly persons
apply separately from others they purchase and
prepare with?

• The elderly person must be unable to purchase and
  prepare their own food because of a disability
  which is permanent and severe. In addition, the
  income of all other household members managing
  the food cannot exceed 165 FPL.

50 Points
32
Silly Story

• Where in the Online Manual can I find information
  about how to treat income?

10 Points
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Where in the Online Manual can I find information
about how to treat income?

• Counting Client Assets

10 Points
34
Tall Tale

• A client reports and verifies their new income on
  an SRS case. The countable income is below the
  130 FPL. A coworker told you no action is
  required because it was not a reportable change.
  What do you do?

20 Points
35
A client reports and verifies their new income on
an SRS case. The countable income is below the
130 FPL. A coworker told you no action is
required because it was not a reportable change.
What do you do?

• The income is verified so you must act on it.
  Apply the income to the case and send the
  appropriate notices. Narrate Narrate Narrate.

20 Points
36
Fable

• Your client gets paid every other week. You can
  calculate income by doing a 3-month average.
• True
• or
• False
• Why?

30 Points
37
Your client gets paid every other week. You can
calculate income by doing a 3-month
average.True or False

• The client gets an extra paycheck once every 6
  months. You can average the pay periods and
  convert, but you cant average 3 months.

30 Points
38
Myth

• Earned income that is not taxed is not counted
  for FS.
• True
• or
• False
• Why?

40 Points
39
Earned income that is not taxed is not counted
for FS.True or False

• Taxability doesnt determine whether to count or
  exclude income.

40 Points
40
Legend

• When is the countable income limit used to
  determine whether clients are eligible for FS?

50 Points
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When is the countable income limit used to
determine whether clients are eligible for FS?

• When the case is not categorically eligible and
  contains no elderly or disabled persons.

50 Points
42
Silly Story

• To waive the face-to-face interview means no
  eligibility interview is needed.
• True
• or
• False
• Why?

10 Points
43
To waive the face-to-face interview means no
eligibility interview is needed.True or False

• False...False...False...Every certification and
  recertification needs to have an interview done.
  How that interview is done can be flexible.

10 Points
44
Tall Tale

• Your client calls you on June 5th and tells you
  that her sister moved in May 30th and wants food
  stamps. When can you add the sister to the FS?

20 Points
45
Your client calls you on June 5th and tells you
that her sister moved in May 30th and wants food
stamps. When can you add the sister to the FS?

• You would add the sister to the FS benefits for
  July 1 if all the eligibility factors are cleared
  in June. No supplement would be issued for June.

20 Points
46
Fable

• A TANF client reports they got a job in June.
  You put them in MRS. On July 1 they turn in the
  report form showing they are OVI for TANF. You
  change the FS case to TBA effective 7/1. Is this
  correct?

30 Points
47
A TANF client reports they got a job in June.
You put them in MRS...

• Ummmm... NO. You would put the client into TBA
  effective 8/1. You cannot put a client into any
  reporting system retroactively. And since the
  client was in MRS, you have to code the income on
  the TBA case. This gives the client less TBA
  benefits than they would have had if not in MRS.

30 Points
48
Myth

• Name 3 occupations defined as self-employment by
  rule.

40 Points
49
Name 3 occupations defined as self-employment by
rule.

• Newspaper carriers
• Realtors
• Selling plasma
• Redeeming cans
• DPU child care providers

40 Points
50
Legend

• John was fired on June 2 for failing to report to
  work. He applies on June 18th and is OFSET
  mandatory. What is the penalty?

50 Points
51
John was fired on June 2 for failing to report to
work. He applies on June 18th and is OFSET
mandatory. What is the penalty?

• None. This is not a job quit. Causing your own
  dismissal is TANF policy not FS.

50 Points