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S 411 NEED This AFDC position was unfrozen earlier this year, but it was decided at that time to limit its duration through 12-31-81 at which time the im- pact on workloads of pending changes in the Program could be determined. These changes have now been applied to our AFDC caseload and while they . will result in considerable savings in Program costs, they have not resulted in reduced workloads for the AFDC unit and in fact, appear to have increased • workloads, Some of the changes and their effects are discussed below: 1. Number of cases Out of a caseload of about 500, only 37 cases were terminated due to Program changes. This is an insignificant number and still leaves our caseload above the recommended levels per wor- ker. 2. EXamples of changes requiring more worker time and effort per case: A. 1504 Rule - This requires the eligibility worker to compare the gross income of a household to an income limit which is 150% of the consolidated standard of need for the appro- priate family size. This rule is an additional worker func- tion and requires previously unnecessary activity such as verification of children's income and certain kinds of nor- mally excluded income. B. Limit on age of children- Eligible children must now be under age 18, unless they are in school and are expected to graduate before they reach age 19. Worker activity is necessary to remove children as they reach 18. In the case of children who will graduate before age 19 new contacts are necessary to get verification of anticipated graduation. C. Automobile Values... In the past, the value of one automobile per family was totally excluded in determining whether a family exceeded the reserve limit. New rules require that the eligibility worker count the equity value in excess of $1,500.00 for the family car. This is an added eligibility function and requires contact with officials to verify tax value.