MONTHLY ELIGIBILITY REPORT (MER)
  • MONTHLY ELIGIBILITY REPORT (MER)

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  • • Complete, sign and return this report by 5th of the month, otherwise your cash grant may be late processing and your payment could be delayed. 

    • You must report within 5 days any change that may affect your eligibility for the amount of your cash aid.


    • Answer for everyone on cash assistance, including children, parents, step-parents, your spouse.


    • Facts you report may result in your benefits increasing, decreasing or being stopped.

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • • If “YES” complete below. Include tips, vacation pay or income in kind, such as earned housing. List gross amounts before deductions for each week in the month. Attach pay stubs or other proof of earnings.


    • If self –employed: Attach proof of income. If you claim actual expenses, list business expenses on a separate sheet of paper and attach proof of expenses.

     

     

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  • 2) If you are not paid for work activities, but need to document your approved work participation hours,  please do so in this area. (attach proof)

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  • 3) If anyone above paid for care of a child, disabled person or other dependent while working, seeking work, or in training, list here and attach proof of payment.

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  • Include: Child/spousal support; interest or dividends; gambling/lottery winnings; insurance or legal settlements; strike benefits; cash, gifts, loans, scholarships; tax refunds; any government benefits, like social security, Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP), unemployment, worker’s compensation, state disability indemnity, veterans or railroad retirement, other private or government disability or retirement; rental income and rental assistance; free housing/utilities/clothing/food; or anything else. If “YES”, complete below. Attach proof.

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  • If “YES”, complete below:

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  • If “YES”, complete below:

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  • Include expected changes.

     

    - Income: Starts, changes or stops.


    - Insurance: Start, stop or change life, dental or health.


    - Job/Training: Starts, stops, quit, refuse a job or training, change in hours.


    - School-Age 16 or Older: Start or stop school or college. Costs for tuition school transportation, etc.


    - School- Ages 6 through 17: Stop or start attending school regularly.Babies: Became pregnant,had a baby, abort or miscarry.


    - Marital: Marry, divorce, or separate.


    Checking/Savings: Open/close a checking or savings account.
    - Property: Buy, sell, trade, or give away, or get a motor vehicle, home, land, etc. (personal or business)


    - Disability: Become disabled or recover from a disability.

     

    Attach proof, including any costs. If “YES”, complete below:

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    707-465-8305 Crescent City
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  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
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  • STATEMENT OF TRUTH

  • Under penalty of perjury or un-sworn falsification, I certify that the statements made on this application and during my interview for assistance regarding the persons in my home, the income, resources, property, and all other items that pertain to my possible eligibility for benefits are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.


    Termination Due to Fraud: In cases where there has been a termination for deliberate fraud, i.e., collecting TANF benefits from multiple sources, knowingly providing fraudulent information when participant was receiving SSI or was employed independently or deliberate withholding or misstating resource information, the TANF program, at the discretion of the Program Manager, may declare the participants ineligible for a period up to two years.

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  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
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  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • TANF CLIENT WORK ACTIVITIES

  • When completed return to your Case Worker with your MER by the 5 th day of the Month.


    Please indicate the number of hours per day that you participated/worked in each of the acceptable work activities.


    24 hours of approved work participation are required per two parent family, 20 hours per week are required per single parent family.

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  • Signature and phone number of approved 3rd Party verifying hours

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
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