Travel Time and Lunch Break Calculations 400-28-80-15

(Revised 10/1/11 ML #3278)

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Reasonable travel time and breaks must be allowed while participating in an allowable activity. For all activities, an additional 25% of the caretaker’s allowable weekly activity hours will be added to their hours to allow for travel time and lunch breaks.

Exception: Time for travel and lunch break are not allowed for Job Search.

At the end of the calculation the hours are rounded up.

Example: If the caretaker is an allowable activity 17 hours per week:

17 x .25 = 4.25 hours

17 + 4.25 = 21.25

Rounded up to 22 hours

The caretaker’s allowable activity hours per week are 22.

If the caretaker’s travel and break time exceeds the 25%, this will need to be reviewed on a case by case basis. The case must be documented to support the additional hours for travel and breaks.