Title: Tall Tale
1Pupils
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
Legend 50
Legend 50
Legend 50
Legend 50
2Silly Story
- Who has to meet student criteria to be eligible
for food stamps (3 Items)?
10 Points
3Who 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
4Tall Tale
- Name two ways to be an eligible student other
than working, doing work study or caring for a
child.
20 Points
5Name 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
6Fable
- Ineligible students exempt from OFSET are
eligible students. - True
- or
- False
- Why?
30 Points
7Ineligible 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
8Myth
- 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
9Don 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
10Legend
- What types of student expenses can we deduct from
non-educational income?
50 Points
11What types of student expenses can we deduct from
non-educational income?
- None. We may deduct student expenses only from
countable educational income.
50 Points
12Silly Story
- What are 2 differences between basic notices and
timely notices?
10 Points
13What are 2 differences between basic notices and
timely notices?
- 1 The date they must be sent.
- 2 The right to continuing benefits.
10 Points
14Tall Tale
- Name one situation in which a notice becomes
invalid.
20 Points
15Name 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
16Fable
- If a client does not follow through with the
application process, when can you send the notice
of denial?
30 Points
17If 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
18Myth
- 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
19It 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
20Legend
- 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
21If 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
22Silly Story
- What qualifies as a separate dwelling when
determining who lives together?
10 Points
23What 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
24Tall Tale
- Rosalie, 65, lives in an AFC facility run by
Andy. Rosalie applies for FS on her own. Form
the eligibility groups.
20 Points
25Rosalie, 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
26Fable
- What happens if, in a shared custody situation,
the parents cannot agree on where the child gets
51 of their meals?
30 Points
27What 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
28Myth
- 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
29Grandma 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
30Legend
- Under what circumstances may elderly persons
apply separately from others they purchase and
prepare with?
50 Points
31Under 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
32Silly Story
- Where in the Online Manual can I find information
about how to treat income?
10 Points
33Where in the Online Manual can I find information
about how to treat income?
10 Points
34Tall 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
35A 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
36Fable
- Your client gets paid every other week. You can
calculate income by doing a 3-month average. - True
- or
- False
- Why?
30 Points
37Your 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
38Myth
- Earned income that is not taxed is not counted
for FS. - True
- or
- False
- Why?
40 Points
39Earned income that is not taxed is not counted
for FS.True or False
- Taxability doesnt determine whether to count or
exclude income.
40 Points
40Legend
- When is the countable income limit used to
determine whether clients are eligible for FS?
50 Points
41When 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
42Silly Story
- To waive the face-to-face interview means no
eligibility interview is needed. - True
- or
- False
- Why?
10 Points
43To 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
44Tall 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
45Your 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
46Fable
- 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
47A 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
48Myth
- Name 3 occupations defined as self-employment by
rule.
40 Points
49Name 3 occupations defined as self-employment by
rule.
- Newspaper carriers
- Realtors
- Selling plasma
- Redeeming cans
- DPU child care providers
40 Points
50Legend
- 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
51John 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