Title 31 — Welfare
34 chapters · 333 sections in this title.
31 Del. C. § 1501. Statement of purpose.
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§ 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 acqu…
31 Del. C. § 1502. Establishment of program.
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§ 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 sha…
31 Del. C. § 1503. Individual participation in the program.
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§ 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-car…
31 Del. C. § 1504. Financing
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§ 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 D…
31 Del. C. § 1505. Participating employers.
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§ 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 t…
31 Del. C. § 1506. Participant compensation and benefits.
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§ 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 …
31 Del. C. § 1507. Personal Advancement Account.
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§ 1507. Personal Advancement Account. (a) In accordance with rules adopted by the Department, each participant in the Program shall create a Personal Advancement Account in the participant’s name. The account may be held by the employer, by a bank, savings and loan association, o…
31 Del. C. § 1508. Sanctions for refusal to participate.
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§ 1508. Sanctions for refusal to participate. Pursuant to its authority under §§ 512 and 518 of this title, the Department shall establish sanctions for participants who fail to comply with the requirements of the Program.70 Del. Laws, c. 66, § 2;
31 Del. C. § 1509. Committee on Employment and Social Services
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§ 1509. Committee on Employment and Social Services (a) Duties and responsibilities. — (1) The Committee on Employment and Social Services (the “Committee”) is established to assist the Department, DOL, and the WDB to place TANF recipients in unsubsidized private sector jobs, and…
31 Del. C. § 1510. Annual report
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§ 1510. Annual report The Committee shall complete an annual report outlining activities, status and implementation of the State’s efforts to place TANF recipients in private sector jobs, including the Committee’s recommendations for improvements in such efforts. The annual repor…