(a) Determinations. A State agency shall promptly make and record
determinations necessary to assure entitlement of an individual to a job
search allowance at any time, before or after a certification covering
the individual is made. No job search allowance may be paid or advanced
to an individual until the State agency determines that the individual
is covered under a certification. A State agency shall make payment as
promptly as possible upon determining that the individual is covered
under a certification and is otherwise eligible.
(b) Payment. Unless paragraph (a) of this section applies, a job
search allowance shall be paid promptly after an individual completes a
job search and complies with paragraph (d) of this section.
(c) Advances. A State agency may advance an individual (except an
individual not yet covered under a certification) 60 percent of the
estimated amount of the job search allowance payable on completion of
the job search, but not exceeding $360, within 5 days prior to
commencement of a job search. Such advance shall be deducted from any
payment under paragraph (b) of this section.
(d) Worker evidence. On completion of a job search, the individual
shall certify on forms furnished by the State agency as to employer
contacts made and amounts expended daily for lodging and meals. Receipts
shall be required for all lodging and purchased transportation expenses
incurred by the individual pursuant to the job
search. An adjustment shall be made if the amount of an advance is less
or more than the amount to which the individual is entitled under
Sec. 617.34.
