Section 17-656.2-10 - Benefit determination(a) A household that meets all the categorical, general, and program requirements specified in sections 17-656.2-3, 17-656.2-8, and 17-656.2-9 shall be eligible for an employment subsidy payment of two hundred dollars per month for each adult household member who is employed a minimum of: (1) Nineteen hours per week or eighty-two hours per month for the first twelve consecutive employment subsidy months;(2) Twenty hours per week or eighty-six hours per month for the thirteenth through the twenty-fourth consecutive employment subsidy month; and(3) Thirty hours per week or one hundred twenty-nine hours a month from the twenty-fifth month through the sixtieth consecutive employment subsidy month.(b) Eligibility shall continue for each month that requirements are met, but shall not exceed sixty consecutive employment subsidy months.(c) Eligibility shall be determined based on the best estimate of the assistance unit's composition, resources, income, and hours of employment that will exist in the payment months. (1) The best estimate of monthly gross income for applicants and recipients shall be based on income that is anticipated to be received on a regular basis in the payment months. Fluctuations in pay schedules, work schedules, and overtime pay shall not be used to determine eligibility.(2) The best estimate of whether an adult meets the hours of employment requirement shall be based on the adult's regularly scheduled hours of employment. Fluctuations due to vacation leave, sick leave or a temporary decrease in hours for other reasons shall not be used to determine eligibility. If the hours of employment are not expected to remain the same, the hours shall be projected as specified in chapter 17-676.(d) An employment subsidy payment that is determined using the best estimate as specified in chapter 17-676 shall not be subject to overpayment and recovery provisions specified in chapter 17-683, except when there is evidence that the household withheld information without good cause that would have affected program eligibility.Haw. Code R. § 17-656.2-10
[Eff 10/18/01, am 6/29/02, comp 1/20/05, am 9/18/06, am 1/17/08; comp 6/26/09] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: HRS §§ 346-14, 346-29; 45 C.F.R. §§260.20, 260.31 )