SR 11-29 Dated 07/11 |
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION
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DFA SIGNATURE DATE: |
June 21, 2011 |
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DCYF SIGNATURE DATE: |
June 20, 2011 |
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FROM: |
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, DFA Terry R. Smith |
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FROM: |
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, DCYF Maggie Bishop |
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AT (OFFICE): |
Division of Family Assistance Division for Children, Youth and Families |
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TO: |
DFA Supervisors NHEP Teams |
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SUBJECT: |
Increase to the Gross Income Eligibility Levels for NH Child Care Scholarship Steps 1 - 7 Based on the 2011 Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) |
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EFFECTIVE DATE: |
July 1, 2011 |
SUMMARY
This SR releases the annual increases to the gross income eligibility levels for NH Child Care Scholarship Steps 1-7 based on the 2011 Federal Poverty Guidelines: Step 1 (<100% of the FPG); Step 2 (>100%, but < 120% of the FPG); Step 3 (>120%, but < 140% of the FPG); Step 4 (>140%, but < 160% of the FPG); Step 5 (>160%, but < 190% of the FPG); Step 6 (>190%, but < 220% of the FPG); and Step 7 (>220%, but < 250% of the FPG).
BACKGROUND
NH Child Care Scholarship is used to support families who meet income eligibility requirements of up to 250% of the annual FPG while they are employed, searching for a job or in an approved training activity.
POLICY
The gross income limits for NH Child Care Scholarship eligibility at Steps 1 - 7, effective July 1, 2011, are updated annually in July to reflect the current year's poverty income guidelines. The increases noted below reflect the 2011 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines published in the Federal Register of January 20, 2011.
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Family Size |
Step 1 |
Step 2 |
Step 3 |
Step 4 |
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< 100% of FPG |
< 120% of FPG |
< 140% of FPG |
< 160% of FPG |
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Monthly |
Yearly |
Monthly |
Yearly |
Monthly |
Yearly |
Monthly |
Yearly |
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1 |
$908.00 |
$10,890.00 |
$1,089.00 |
$13,068.00 |
$1,271.00 |
$15,246.00 |
$1,452.00 |
$17,424.00 |
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2 |
$1,226.00 |
$14,710.00 |
$1,471.00 |
$17,652.00 |
$1,717.00 |
$20,594.00 |
$1,962.00 |
$23,536.00 |
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3 |
$1,545.00 |
$18,530.00 |
$1,853.00 |
$22,236.00 |
$2,162.00 |
$25,942.00 |
$2,471.00 |
$29,648.00 |
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4 |
$1,863.00 |
$22,350.00 |
$2,235.00 |
$26,820.00 |
$2,608.00 |
$31,290.00 |
$2,980.00 |
$35,760.00 |
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5 |
$2,181.00 |
$26,170.00 |
$2,617.00 |
$31,404.00 |
$3,054.00 |
$36,638.00 |
$3,490.00 |
$41,872.00 |
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6 |
$2,500.00 |
$29,990.00 |
$2,999.00 |
$35,988.00 |
$3,499.00 |
$41,986.00 |
$3,999.00 |
$47,984.00 |
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7 |
$2,818.00 |
$33,810.00 |
$3,381.00 |
$40,572.00 |
$3,945.00 |
$47,334.00 |
$4,508.00 |
$54,096.00 |
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8 |
$3,136.00 |
$37,630.00 |
$3,763.00 |
$45,156.00 |
$4,391.00 |
$52,682.00 |
$5,018.00 |
$60,208.00 |
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9 |
$3,455.00 |
$41,450.00 |
$4,145.00 |
$49,740.00 |
$4,836.00 |
$58,030.00 |
$5,527.00 |
$66,320.00 |
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10 |
$3,773.00 |
$45,270.00 |
$4,527.00 |
$54,324.00 |
$5,282.00 |
$63,378.00 |
$6,036.00 |
$72,432.00 |
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11 |
$4,091.00 |
$49,090.00 |
$4,909.00 |
$58,908.00 |
$5,728.00 |
$68,726.00 |
$6,546.00 |
$78,544.00 |
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12 |
$4,410.00 |
$52,910.00 |
$5,291.00 |
$63,492.00 |
$6,173.00 |
$74,074.00 |
$7,055.00 |
$84,656.00 |
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13 |
$4,728.00 |
$56,730.00 |
$5,673.00 |
$68,076.00 |
$6,619.00 |
$79,422.00 |
$7,564.00 |
$90,768.00 |
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14 |
$5,046.00 |
$60,550.00 |
$6,055.00 |
$72,660.00 |
$7,065.00 |
$84,770.00 |
$8,074.00 |
$96,880.00 |
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15 |
$5,365.00 |
$64,370.00 |
$6,437.00 |
$77,244.00 |
$7,510.00 |
$90,118.00 |
$8,583.00 |
$102,992.00 |
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16 |
$5,683.00 |
$68,190.00 |
$6,819.00 |
$81,828.00 |
$7,956.00 |
$95,466.00 |
$9,092.00 |
$109,104.00 |
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17 |
$6,001.00 |
$72,010.00 |
$7,201.00 |
$86,412.00 |
$8,402.00 |
$100,814.00 |
$9,602.00 |
$115,216.00 |
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EACH ADD'L: |
$319.00 |
$3,820.00 |
$382.00 |
$4,584.00 |
$446.00 |
$5,348.00 |
$510.00 |
$6112.00 |
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Family Size |
Step 5 |
Step 6 |
Step 7 |
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< 190% of FPG |
< 220% of FPG |
< 250% of FPG |
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Monthly |
Yearly |
Monthly |
Yearly |
Monthly |
Yearly |
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1 |
$1,725.00 |
$20,691.00 |
$1,997.00 |
$23,958.00 |
$2,269.00 |
$27,225.00 |
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2 |
$2,330.00 |
$27,949.00 |
$2,697.00 |
$32,362.00 |
$3,065.00 |
$36,775.00 |
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3 |
$2,934.00 |
$35,207.00 |
$3,398.00 |
$40,766.00 |
$3,861.00 |
$46,325.00 |
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4 |
$3,539.00 |
$42,465.00 |
$4,098.00 |
$49,170.00 |
$4,657.00 |
$55,875.00 |
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5 |
$4,144.00 |
$49,723.00 |
$4,798.00 |
$57,574.00 |
$5,453.00 |
$65,425.00 |
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6 |
$4,749.00 |
$56,981.00 |
$5,499.00 |
$65,978.00 |
$6,248.00 |
$74,975.00 |
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7 |
$5,354.00 |
$64,239.00 |
$6,199.00 |
$74,382.00 |
$7,044.00 |
$84,525.00 |
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8 |
$5,959.00 |
$71,497.00 |
$6,899.00 |
$82,786.00 |
$7,840.00 |
$94,075.00 |
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9 |
$6,563.00 |
$78,755.00 |
$7,600.00 |
$91,190.00 |
$8,636.00 |
$103,625.00 |
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10 |
$7,168.00 |
$86,013.00 |
$8,300.00 |
$99,594.00 |
$9,432.00 |
$113,175.00 |
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11 |
$7,773.00 |
$93,271.00 |
$9,000.00 |
$107,998.00 |
$10,228.00 |
$122,725.00 |
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12 |
$8,378.00 |
$100,529.00 |
$9,701.00 |
$116,402.00 |
$11,023.00 |
$132,275.00 |
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13 |
$8,983.00 |
$107,787.00 |
$10,401.00 |
$124,806.00 |
$11,819.00 |
$141,825.00 |
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14 |
$9,588.00 |
$115,045.00 |
$11,101.00 |
$133,210.00 |
$12,615.00 |
$151,375.00 |
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15 |
$10,192.00 |
$122,303.00 |
$11,802.00 |
$141,614.00 |
$13,411.00 |
$160,925.00 |
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16 |
$10,797.00 |
$129,561.00 |
$12,502.00 |
$150,018.00 |
$14,207.00 |
$170,475.00 |
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17 |
$11,402.00 |
$136,819.00 |
$13,202.00 |
$158,422.00 |
$15,003.00 |
$180,025.00 |
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EACH ADD'L: |
$605.00 |
$7,258.00 |
$701.00 |
$8,404.00 |
$796.00 |
$9,550.00 |
NEW HEIGHTS SYSTEMS PROCEDURES AND IMPLEMENTATION
Approximately 4,056 NH Child Care Scholarship cases will be run through a Mass Change the evenings of June 14 and 15, 2011. New HEIGHTS will recalculate NH Child Care Scholarship eligibility for open child care cases whose gross income is less than or equal to the income limits for Steps 1 through 7. Cases that change steps will receive a standard message identifying the individuals in the case that are now eligible for the corrected step and cost share. No other cases will be recalculated.
POLICY MANUAL REVISIONS
Revised Family Assistance Manual Topics
PART 935 GROSS MONTHLY INCOME LIMITS
IMPLEMENTATION
Changes identified in this SR are effective July 1, 2011 for current cases, and will apply to any new cases processed on or after that date.
POST-MASS CHANGE REPORTS
The following mass change reports will be produced and will be available in New HEIGHTS on June 15 and June 16, respectively:
NMC540RA: AG's Affected by MC
This report lists all cases that the Mass Change ran successfully through confirmation. It contains the following information: DO, Worker Name, Client Name, and Case Number. This report will be run each night of the Mass Change, June 14 and 15, so will be available the morning following each of those dates.
NMC550RA: MC Exception
This report lists cases that were selected for computation during the Mass Change, but were not confirmed due to some discrepancy in data. These cases require further District Office action. The report contains the following information: DO, Worker Name, Client Name, Case Number, Reason for Exception, and Mass Change Type. This report will be run each night of the Mass Change, June 14 and 15, so will be available the morning following each of those dates.
CLIENT NOTIFICATION
Clients experiencing any change in their scholarship will receive a New HEIGHTS generated letter (AE0024-client copy) containing the corrected information for their step level and cost share. Clients will be advised of the new child care gross income limits at applications or redeterminations on or after July 1, 2011. Child Care Resource and Referral programs will distribute the updated table to families as appropriate. The income eligibility guidelines will be posted on the Child Care Scholarships page of the DHHS website. No other client notification is planned.
Child care providers will receive a New HIEGHTS generated letter (AE0024-provider copy) for any family whose scholarship changed with the corrected information regarding the family's step level and cost share. The Child Development Bureau will send the income eligibility guidelines to any child care provider as needed or upon request. All new and re-enrolling providers receive the information in the enrollment packet. The Child Care Resource & Referral agencies will distribute the updated table electronically to all of the providers in their email database. The income eligibility guidelines will be posted on the Child Care Scholarships page of the DHHS website.
TRAINING
No special training is planned or needed due to the procedural nature of the SR.
DISPOSITION
This SR may be destroyed or deleted after its contents have been noted and the revised manual topics released by this SR have been posted to the On-line manuals.
DISTRIBUTION
This SR will be distributed according to the electronic distribution list for Division of Family Assistance policy releases. This SR, and revised On-Line Family Assistance Manual, will be available for agency staff in the On-Line Manual Library, and for public access on the Internet at www.dhhs.nh.gov/DFA/publications.htm effective August 1, 2011. Additionally, this SR, and printed pages with posting instructions, will be distributed under separate cover to all internal hard copy holders of Family Assistance Manual.
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