Get Latest WorkWORLD

DE Food Stamp Employment and Training - Overview

The Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSE&T) Program is administered by the Division of Social Services (DSS). It is combined with the TANF Employment and Training (TANF E&T) program as the DSS Employment and Training Program.

The purpose of Employment and Training is to help Food Stamp and/or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients to gain skills and to receive training or experience leading to regular, paid employment.

Because the rules for the TANF and Food Stamp programs are detailed in different sections of the DSS Policy Manual, we also separate the topics regarding the participation requirements, program components, sanctions and participant reimbursement.

NOTE: The rules for TANF E&T can be found in DSS Policy Manual Section 3000, and those for FSE&T can be found in Section 10000.

Who is Required to Participate?

Food Stamp recipients are required to participate in Employment and Training unless they meet certain requirements.

The following kinds of personal characteristics or situations, among others, allow individuals to be exempt from Employment and Training:

·      Individuals who require childcare where it is not available (See the Child Care Subsidy Overview topic for information about availability during participation in education and training programs.);

·      Health or disability reasons;

·      Transportation barriers;

·      Individuals with other significant barriers to employment; and

·      Individuals who are already self-employed or employed and working more than a minimum level.

See FSE&T - Exemptions for details.

See FSE&T - Sanctions and Good Cause for information about failing to meet participation requirements.

Employment and Training Program Components

·      Independent Job Search: A job seeking activity initially engaged in by all registrants.

·      Self-Directed Job Search Training: Job seeking and job holding instruction;

·      Basic Life Skills Enrichment: Individualized and small group academic and life skills instruction to address barriers to employment;

·      Post-Secondary Education: For individuals who qualify for post-secondary educational programs focused on employment;

·      Adult Education through Workforce Investment Act (WIA) or other educational programs for basic education or high school equivalency achievement;

·      Vocational Training through Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and other training programs

See FSE&T - Program Components for details.

Participant Reimbursement

Participants can be reimbursed for necessary childcare expenses and up to $30 for other expenses they incur (such as transportation expenses) in order to participate.

See FSE&T - Participant Reimbursement for details.

See also:

DE FSE&T - Exemptions

DE FSE&T - Program Components

DE FSE&T - Sanctions and Good Cause

DE FSE&T - Participant Reimbursement

DE TANF Employment and Training Overview DE DSS - Application Procedures

DE DSS - Application Procedures

DE DSS - Change Reporting Requirements

DE DSS - Contact Information

Source:

DSS Policy Manual (Sect. 10001, 10002, and 10003)

Back to:

DE Division of Social Services - Overview

DE Benefit Information System Overview

WorkWORLD™ Help/Information System

   Share/Save: Click the button or link at left to select your favorite bookmark service and add this page.

This is one topic from the thousands available in the WorkWORLD™ software Help/Information System.
Complete information about the software is available at: http://www.WorkWORLD.org