(a) Allowances for Job Search Outside the Commuting Area under
CAETA. Allowances for job search outside the commuting area shall be an
allowable activity under CAETA, only where it has been determined that
the dislocated worker cannot reasonably be expected to secure suitable
employment within the commuting area in which the worker resides.
Procedures for determining whether a dislocated worker cannot reasonably
be expected to secure suitable employment within the commuting area in
which the dislocated worker resides shall be described in the grant
application and shall be subject to approval by the Grant Officer. The
cost of job search outside the commuting area shall be an allowable
cost, but shall not provide for more than 90 percent of the cost of
necessary job search expenses, and may not exceed a total of $800,
unless the need for a greater amount is justified in the grant
application and approved by the Grant Officer.
(b) Relocation Allowances under CAETA. Relocation allowances under
CAETA shall be allowable only where the eligible dislocated worker
cannot reasonably be expected to secure suitable employment in the
commuting area in which the worker resides and has obtained suitable
employment affording a reasonable expectation of long-term duration in
the area in which the worker wishes to relocate, or has obtained a bona
fide offer of such employment, provided that the worker is totally
separated from employment at the time relocation commences. The cost of
relocation for an eligible dislocated worker shall not exceed an amount
which is equal to the sum of the reasonable and necessary expenses
incurred in transporting the dislocated
worker and the dislocated worker's family, if any, and household
effects, and a lump sum relocation allowance, equivalent to three times
such worker's average weekly wage. The maximum relocation allowance,
however, shall not exceed $800, unless a greater amount is justified in
the grant application and approved by the Grant Officer. Necessary
expenses shall be travel expenses for the dislocated worker and the
dislocated worker's family and for the transfer of household effects.
Reasonable costs for such travel and transfer expenses shall be by the
least expensive, most reasonable form of transportation.
(c) Needs-related payments under CAETA and DDP. Funds from grants
for CAETA and DDP shall be available for needs-related payments to
enable participants to participate in and complete training or education
programs under those grants, subject to the following:
(1) Needs-related payments shall be provided to the participant only
if the participant:
(i) Does not qualify or has ceased to qualify for unemployment
compensation;
(ii) Has been enrolled in training programs by the end of the 13th
week of an individual's initial unemployment benefit period following
the layoff or termination, or, if later, the end of the 8th week after
an individual is informed that a short-term layoff will exceed six
months;
(iii) Is making satisfactory progress in training or education
programs under this section, except that an individual shall not be
disqualified pursuant to this clause for a failure to participate that
is not the fault of the individual; and
(iv) Currently receives, or is a member of a family which currently
receives, a total family income (exclusive of unemployment compensation,
child support payments, and welfare payments) which, in relation to
family size, is not in excess of the lower living standard income level.
(2) Needs-related payments shall be equal to the higher of:
(i) The applicable level of unemployment compensation; or
(ii) The poverty level determined in accordance with the criteria
established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(3) Total family income shall be reviewed periodically, based upon
information obtained from participants with respect to such income and
changes therein, to determine continued eligibility, or to begin
payments to individuals previously found ineligible for needs-related
payments under this section.
