

WORK SEARCH ACTIVITY VERIFICATION
MFIP/DWP Employment Services Weekly Job Search Activity Log (DHS-5784) (PDF) and the every-other-week method for verification as checked on the log, such as:.Indicate on the log how the contact was verified or case note that a specific job contact was verified if no other documentation can be obtained.Make sure to check the box on the MFIP/DWP Job Search Activity Log about a verified job contact.Ě signature of the person responsible for overseeing the activity.The date and actual hours of participation.If no verification was provided, a case note indicating the specific job contact that has been verified is acceptable.

Indicate the job and the method used to verify the contact.Ĝheck the box on the back of the Job Search Log to indicate job contact was verified.Ě case note should be used to document the participant’s activity log was reviewed and the hours have been verified.Participant’s signature stating the activity log and the hours contained on it are accurate.Name and contact information of the employer or business.Type of contact (phone call, in person, by email, other).What information needs to be included in the verification? Where are hours tracked for this activity?ĭocumentation and Verification - Job Search Include job search in employment plans whenever it appears to be an activity that will advance a participant to employment and self-sufficiency.Job search can be in an employment plan even when the hours do not contribute to the work participation rate.ĝo not count travel time to the 1st activity or travel time returning home after the last activity.ĭo not write employment plans trying to maximize the hours of job search for the work participation rate.The hours for any activity must be actual hours.Ĭount hours of travel time between job search activities. Use the same documentation and verification standards for any job search hours entered. The State is responsible for calculating which hours of job search count in the Work Participation Rate and which do not. Participants should continue with job search activities, even when the activity no longer counts in the Work Participation Rate if it makes sense for their circumstances. The hours are not counted in the Work Participation Rate.Job search is neither core nor non-core.No more than four consecutive weeks in a month are countable as core activity. The year is a 12-month period that starts with the participant’s first hours in job search that are counted in the Work Participation Rate. ē60 hours in a year for participants with no children younger than 6.Ē40 hours in a year for participants with children younger than 6.

TANF Work Participation Rate - Job Search ISSUE DATE: 08/2023 Job Search Workforce One - Job Search
