SSP-MOE
Data Report - Section Three
Aggregated
Data Collection
for
Families Receiving Assistance
under the
INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS
General Instruction:
The State agency must collect and report data for each data element, unless
explicitly instructed to leave the field blank.
Monthly caseload counts (e.g., number of families, number of two-parent
families, and number of closed cases) and number of recipients must be
unduplicated monthly totals. States may
use samples to estimate the monthly totals if explicitly stated in the
instruction for the data element.
1. State
FIPS Code: Enter your two-digit
State code.
2. Calendar
Quarter: The four calendar quarters
are as follows:
First
quarter .....January - March
Second
quarter.... April - June
Third
quarter......July - September
Fourth
quarter.....October - December
Enter
the four-digit year and one-digit quarter code (in the format YYYYQ) that
identifies the calendar year and quarter for which the data are being reported
(e.g., first quarter of 1997 is entered as "19971").
ACTIVE CASES
For purposes of completing this report,
include all eligible families receiving assistance under the separate State
programs, i.e., SSP-MOE families. All
counts of families and recipients should be unduplicated monthly totals.
3. Total
Number of SSP-MOE Families: Enter
the number of families receiving assistance under the separate State programs
for each month of the quarter. The total
in this item should equal the sum of the number of two-parent families (in item
#4), the number of one-parent families (in item #5) and the number of no-parent
families (in item #6).
A.
First Month: B. Second Month: C. Third Month:
4. Total
Number of Two-parent Families:
Guidance: There is no definition of a two-parent
family in statute. The TANF rules allow
States to define a two-parent family as long as their definition includes the
following minimum definition. For the
purpose of calculating the two-parent families work participation rate, a
two-parent family includes, at a minimum, all families with two natural or
adoptive parents (of the same minor child) who are work-eligible individuals
and living in the home, unless both are minors and neither is a
head-of-household. States may expand on
this definition.
Include
in the count of two-parent families, all families that meet the State's
definition of a two-parent family. Also,
included all families with a noncustodial parent (as the second parent) that
the State included in the two-parent families work participation rate.
Instruction: Enter the total number of two-parent
families receiving assistance under the separate State programs for each month
of the quarter.
A.
First Month: B. Second Month: C. Third Month:
5. Total
Number of One-Parent Families: Enter
the total number of one-parent families receiving assistance under the separate
State programs for each month of the quarter.
A.
First Month: B. Second Month: C. Third Month:
6. Total
Number of No-Parent Families:
Guidance: The count of no-parent families includes
child-only families and families with a caretaker relative as the
head-of-household.
Instruction: Enter the total number of no-parent
families receiving assistance under the separate State programs for each month
of the quarter.
A.
First Month: B. Second Month: C. Third Month:
7. Total
Number of Recipients: Enter the
total number of recipients receiving assistance under the separate State
programs for each month of the quarter.
The total in this item should equal the sum of the number of adult
recipients (in item #8) and the number of child recipients (in item #9).
A.
First Month: B. Second Month: C. Third Month:
8. Total
Number of Adult Recipients: Enter
the total number of adult recipients receiving assistance under the separate
State programs for each month of the quarter.
A.
First Month: B. Second Month: C. Third Month:
9. Total
Number of Child Recipients: Enter
the total number of child recipients receiving assistance under the separate
State programs for each month of the quarter.
A.
First Month: B. Second Month: C. Third Month:
10. Total
Number of Noncustodial Parents Participating in Work Activities:
Guidance: Include in the count of two-parent
families, a family with a noncustodial parent (as the second parent) who is
receiving assistance or has been designated by the State as a member of the family
receiving assistance.
Instruction: Enter the total number of noncustodial
parents participating in work activities under the separate State programs for
each month of the quarter. The monthly
totals for this element may be estimated from samples.
A.
First Month: B. Second Month: C. Third Month:
11. Total
Amount of Assistance: Enter the
dollar value of all SSP-MOE assistance (cash and non-cash) provided to families
under the separate State programs for each month of the quarter. Round the amount of assistance to the nearest
dollar.
A.
First Month: B. Second Month: C. Third Month:
CLOSED CASES
12. Total
Number of Closed Cases: Enter the
total number of closed cases for each month of the quarter.
A.
First Month: B. Second Month: C. Third Month: