§ 1501. Statement of purpose.
§ 1501. Statement of purpose. It is the purpose of the Delaware Welfare Employment Program to: (a) Create expanded opportunity for increased personal responsibility and advancement toward economic independence and self-sufficiency by Delaware’s welfare recipients through the acquisition of useful work skills and performance in productive employment which will end their dependence on public assistance; […]
§ 1502. Establishment of program.
§ 1502. Establishment of program. (a) The Delaware Welfare Employment Program (the “Program”) is created within the Department of Health and Social Services (the “Department”) as a critical component of the State’s welfare-to-work strategy; provided, however, that the Program shall, as with the State’s other welfare-to-work strategies, be administered by the Department in cooperation with […]
§ 911. Job training and placement by nonprofit corporations
§ 911. Job training and placement by nonprofit corporations (a) The Department of Labor is authorized: (1) To refer welfare recipients to nonprofit corporations for training designed to improve employability and for job placement or job referral; and (2) to pay the sum of $500 to nonprofit corporations, which have an approved proposal by August […]
§ 1503. Individual participation in the program.
§ 1503. Individual participation in the program. (a) Unless otherwise exempted, the following persons may be required by the Department to participate in the program: (1) Adult and caretaker relatives of children who are receiving TANF program benefits; and (2) Unemployed non-caretaker parents of children who are receiving TANF program benefits. (b) The following recipients […]
§ 1001. Legislative intent.
§ 1001. Legislative intent. The General Assembly finds and declares it to be in the public interest and for the protection of the health and welfare of the residents of the State that proper provisions be instituted to regulate abuses in the payment of funds under the State’s public assistance programs. 65 Del. Laws, c. […]
§ 1504. Financing
§ 1504. Financing Within the limit of its appropriations, the Department may expend such portion of the moneys appropriated to it for expenditure by or apportioned to the State for operation of TANF as the Department deems necessary to make maximum advantage of the Program. The Department may also expend such moneys as are received […]
§ 1002. Definitions.
§ 1002. Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meaning herein defined. To the extent that the terms are not defined herein, the words are to have their commonly accepted meaning. (1) “Department” shall mean the Department of Health and Social Services. (2) “Facility” shall mean any facility required to […]
§ 1505. Participating employers.
§ 1505. Participating employers. (a) Any employer subject to the State unemployment insurance tax, or reimbursement in lieu thereof pursuant to § 3345 of Title 19, shall be eligible for assignment of Program participants as temporary employees, but no employer shall be required to participate in the Program. (b) As part of the State’s overall […]
§ 1003. Obtaining benefit under false representation.
§ 1003. Obtaining benefit under false representation. It shall be unlawful for any provider, by means of a false statement or representation, or by concealment of, or failure to disclose any material fact, or by any other fraudulent scheme or device on behalf of the provider or others to obtain or attempt to obtain payments […]
§ 1506. Participant compensation and benefits.
§ 1506. Participant compensation and benefits. (a) Participants shall receive the following benefits so long as they satisfactorily participate in the Program: (1) Compensation for their work effort substantially equal to the wage paid for similar jobs in the local economy, with appropriate adjustments for experience, training and productive effort; (2) The EITC, with any […]