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WELFARE REFORM: <br />COUNTY FUNDING <br /> <br />1. What Has Changed: <br /> <br />~ Additional Changes <br /> SFY 97-98 SFY 98-99 <br />I Pre-Welfare Reform All Counties Electing Counties Only <br /> Allocations Funds allocated in discreet Funds allocated in only two Electing CoUnties have <br />i categories: categories: proportionate share of Cash <br /> Assistance Funding <br /> 1. Work First 1. Work First Cash Assistance included in Work First <br /> Administration 2. Work First County Block Grants County Block Grant <br />I 2. Work First Cash <br /> Assistance <br /> 3. Work First Employment <br /> Services <br /> 4. Emergency Assistance <br />I Cash <br /> 5. Emergency Assistance <br /> Services <br />! <br /> Use of 1. Funds had to be used in 1. Work First Cash Assistance paid For Electing Counties, <br /> Funds discreet categories of as needed based upon caseload, county also has flexibility <br />I allocation 2. "Hard" allocation of Work First over use of funds included <br /> 2. "Hard" allocation of County Block Grant - however, in block grant for cash <br /> Work First Employment, county has complete flexil~ility assistance. <br /> Emergency Assistance over use of funds within that <br /> Services, Work First category, eg. County deteLmines <br /> Administration funding, how much of block grant to <br /> 3. Work First Cash spend on Administration, <br /> Assistance paid as Employment Services, "EA" <br /> needed based services, whether or not to <br /> upon <br /> type <br /> caseload fund an "EA" type cash <br /> assistance program. <br /> Reporting 1. Counties reported cost 1. Counties will report cost 1. Federal funds will be <br /> and under each separate under one funding source - paid through interim <br /> Payment funding source. Work First Services. payment with month- <br /> 2. State made interim 2. Interim payment and month- end reconciliation <br /> payments, month-end end reconciliation unchanged 2. State funds will be paid <br />[- reconciliation. 3. Funds which county does not quarterly, in advance, <br />' 3. Funds which county did earn will not be paid. will not revert <br /> not cam were not paid <br /> <br /> <br />