2022 Policy Directives

Policy Directives are issued by OTDA to keep local social services districts and other interested parties informed about current program policy and procedures, and other significant information impacting OTDA programs.

Administrative Directives (ADM) are designed to advise local social services districts of policy and procedures, which must be followed in the administration of programs.

Information Letters (INF) include articles of general interest to local district staff, i.e. pamphlets or brochures, new or revised lists of contacts, transmittals of recently enacted Federal or State legislation, etc.

Local Commissioner Memoranda (LCM) transmit information directly to the local commissioners on very specific topics, such as notification of limited special funding available only to local districts, statewide audit results requiring corrective action, or instructions to follow new and existing program or administrative procedures.

Administrative Directives (ADM)

• 22-ADM-04 Menstrual Products
• 22-ADM-03 Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Programs (RCA and RMA)
• 22-ADM-02 Determining Willfulness and Good Cause for Noncompliance with Employment Requirements
• 22-ADM-01 Oral and Written Requirement to Inform SNAP Applicants and Recipients of SNAP Work Rules
  • 22-ADM-01 Attachment 1 - LDSS-5193 Important Information about SNAP Work Rules (General, Mandatory E&T and ABAWD)
  • 22-ADM-01 Attachment 2 - LDSS-5193A Important Information about SNAP Work Rules (General and Mandatory E&T)

Information Letters (INF)

• 22-INF-06 Release of Revised IRS Office of Safeguards Publication 1075
  • 22-INF-06 Attachment 1 – Publication 1075 Tax Information Security Guidelines for Federal, State and Local Agencies
  • 22-INF-06 Attachment 2 – Publication 1075 Tax Information Security Guidelines for Federal, State and Local Agencies – Comparison of 2021 version to 2016 version
• 22-INF-05 Digest of Laws of 2021 and Chapter Amendments of 2022 Relating to Programs of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
  • 22-INF-05 Attachment 1 – Digest of Laws of 2021 and Chapter Amendments of 2022 Relating to Programs of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
• 22-INF-04 Release of Revised Temporary Assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment Policy Manual
• 22-INF-03 Change in Internal Revenue Service Mileage Rates for 2022
  • 22-INF-03 Attachment 1 – IRS issues standard mileage rates for 2022- IR-2021-251
• 22-INF-02 Information Regarding the Federal Affordable Connectivity Program
  • 22-INF-02 Attachment 1 - Affordable Connectivity Program Flyer
• 22-INF-01 Changes in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Summary of Other Available Federal and State Tax Credits for Tax Year 2021

Local Commissioner Memoranda (LCM)

• 22-LCM-07 Pandemic Emergency Assistance Program (PEAF) Family Pandemic Payments
  • 22-LCM-07 Attachment A – PEAF Estimated Family Pandemic Payments
• 22-LCM-06 2021-2022 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Administrative Allocations
  • 22-LCM-06 Attachment 1 – 2021-2022 HEAP District Administrative Allocations
• 22-LCM-05 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Administrative Funding under the American Rescue Plan (ARP)
  • 22-LCM-05 Attachment 1 – FFY 2022 SNAP American Rescue Plan Allocations
• 22-LCM-04 SNAP Public Charge Policy Outreach
  • 22-LCM-04 Attachment 1 – SNAP Public Charge Outreach Poster
  • 22-LCM-04 Attachment 2 – SNAP Public Charge Outreach Poster – Spanish
• 22-LCM-03-T FFY 2022 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Allocations
  • 22-LCM-03-T Attachment A – SNAP E&T FFY 2022 District Allocations
• 22-LCM-03 FFY 2022 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Allocations
  • 22-LCM-03 Attachment A – SNAP E&T FFY 2022 District Allocations
• 22-LCM-02 Implementation of Administrative Directive 21-ADM-08 - Questions and Answers
  • 22-LCM-02 Attachment 1 - Questions and Answers Regarding the Implementation of Administrative Directive 21-ADM-08
• 22-LCM-01 Pandemic Emergency Assistance Program (PEAF)
  • 22-LCM-01 Attachment A - PEAF Estimated Diaper Supplement Payments
  • 22-LCM-01 Attachment B - PEAF Estimated Multi-Generational Food Payments