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Family Independence Program - Wage Supplementation - South Carolina

The Department of Social Services (DSS) may operate a wage supplementation program as a part of its Employment and Training Program. The Department may use Family Independence Program (FIP) funds to develop and subsidize jobs for FIP recipients as an alternative to aid.

A "supplemented job" is a job provided to an eligible individual by an employer for which all or part of the wages are paid by the FIP. DSS may provide or subsidize any type of newly created unfilled job. It may determine the length of time the position is to be provided or subsidized (not to exceed nine months), the amount of wages to be paid to the recipient, the amount of subsidy to be provided, and the conditions of participation.

An eligible individual is one that the DSS has determined should be eligible to participate in the Employment and Training Program at the time of placement. Time of placement is the date on which the Department and the employer reach agreement on the terms of the placement and the specific individual to be placed.

Participants in a supplemented job are paid a wage equal to or greater than the Federal minimum wage. Supplemented wages are considered as earned income.

DSS calculates the amount of a participant's direct FIP grant, if any, at the time of placement in the supplemented job. DSS bases the amount of the residual grant (the FIP grant minus earnings and other countable income) for the duration of the individual's participation in the supplemented job (in whole or in part) on that calculation.

If the individual becomes otherwise ineligible for FIP benefits, DSS may allow the individual to continue in the supplemented job and divert the FIP grant to the wage pool, but DSS does not pay a residual grant to the individual.

If an individual in a supplemented job would have been eligible for transitional child care at the time of ineligibility for the FIP, she shall be eligible for transitional child care after her supplemented job ends for up to 24 months.

DSS will allow the earned income disregards for the length of the contract period.

Also see:

Family Independence Program - Family Independence Tax Credit

Family Independence Program - Change Reporting Requirements

Family Independence Program - Overview

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