Topic: Policy
Striker – an employee involved in a strike or concerted stoppage of work.
Student – a child attending elementary through high school or an adult enrolled at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education.
SSNAP – is an acronym for Simplified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. SSNAP rules apply to households that consist only of members receiving TANF or TANF and SSP benefits. Policy regarding this term is located at SNAP: 340:50-11-20. Scope and application processing; 340:50-11-23. Eligibility determination for households within the Simplified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; 340:50-11-27. Changes […]
Subsidized Employment Program (SEP) – a subsidized employment program through which a TANF participant is hired in full-time employment with DHS reimbursing the employer for partial wages for up to four months.
Separate household – a SNAP term indicating that one or more persons living in the same home purchases food and prepares meals separate and apart from the other household members. Policy regarding this term is located at: SNAP: 340:50-3-1. The application process; 340:50-5-1. Food benefit household composition; 340:50-5-28. Shelter for victims of domestic violence and their […]
Subsidized employment – when a public or private sector employer receives a subsidy from TANF or other public funds to offset some or all of the wages and costs of employing a TANF recipient.
Self-employment – A person is considered self-employed when he or she declares himself or herself to be self-employed, there is an employer/employee relationship and the employer does not withhold income taxes or Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), even if required by law to do so, or the employer withholds taxes and the person provides proof […]
SASSI – is an acronym for Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory. This is a tool used in the TANF program to screen individuals for the probability of substance dependence.
Substance abuse – a patterned use of a drug in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others.
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