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Long-term TANF recipient
– member of a family that: 1) received
Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) payments for at least
18 consecutive months ending on the hiring date,
or 2) received TANF payments for any 18
months beginning after August 5, 1997, and the earliest 18
month period ended during the past 2 years prior to the
hiring date, or 3) whose family stopped being eligible for
TANF payments because Federal or State law limited the
maximum time those payments could be made, and the
individual is hired not more than 2 years after such
eligibility ended.
Other
TANF recipient
– member of a family that received TANF
payments for any 9 months during the 18-month period ending
on the hiring date.
Veteran
– member of a family
that received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP) benefits (food stamps) for at least a 3-month period
during the 15-month period ending on the hiring date,
or a
disabled veteran entitled to compensation for a
service-connected disability hired within one year of
discharge from active duty, or
unemployed for a period totaling
at least 6 months of the year ending on the hiring date.
18-39 Year-Old SNAP
(food stamps) recipient
– member of a family
that received SNAP benefits (food stamps) for either the
6-month period ending on the hiring date,
or for at
least 3 of the 5 months ending on the hiring date in the
case of a family member who ceased to be eligible for such
assistance under Section 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
18-39 Year-Old
Designated Community resident
- individual who lives
within an Empowerment Zone (EZ), Renewal Community (RC), or
Rural Renewal County (RRC).
Does not apply to
Iowa--16-17 Year-Old Summer Youth
– individual who works
for the employer between May 1 and September 15, and lives
in an EZ or RC.
Vocational
Rehabilitation referral
– disabled person
referred to the employer upon completion of (or while
receiving) rehabilitation services approved by the State,
Ticket-to-Work Program, or the Dept of Veteran Affairs.
Ex-Felon
– individual convicted
of a felony and hired within one year after the date of the
conviction or release from prison.
SSI recipient
– individual who
received Supplemental Security Income benefits for any month
ending during the past 60-day period ending on the hiring
date.
Does not apply to
Iowa--Hurricane Katrina
employee
– an individual who, on
August 28, 2005, had a primary residence in the Gulf
Opportunity (GO) Zone (core disaster zone) and, during a
4-year period beginning on this date, is hired to perform
services, principally, in the GO Zone.
State certification does
not apply to this group.
Show me the time line on filing the WOTC
For questions call:
WOTC Unit
Workforce Development Administrative Center
Heidi Wicks
Heidi.Wicks@iwd.iowa.gov
1000 E Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 725-2810
Fax: (515) 725-2246
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