§ 617.42 - Eligibility.

§ 617.42 Eligibility.

(a) Conditions. Eligibility for a relocation allowance requires:

(1) A timely filed application;

(2) Total separation from adversely affected employment at the time relocation commences;

(3) No prior receipt of a relocation allowance under the same certification;

(4) Relocation within the United States and outside the individual's present commuting area;

(5) Registration with the State agency which shall furnish the individual such reemployment services as are appropriate under subpart C of this part 617;

(6) A determination by the State agency that the individual has no reasonable expectation of securing suitable employment in the commuting area, and has obtained suitable employment affording a reasonable expectation of employment of long-term duration, or a bona fide offer of such suitable employment, outside the commuting area and in the area of intended relocation. For the purposes of this section, the term “suitable employment” means suitable work as defined in § 617.3(kk) (1) and (2), whichever is applicable to the individual; and

(7) Relocation beginning within a reasonable period, as determined under § 617.43(b), and completion of such relocation within a reasonable period of time as determined in accordance with Federal travel regulations and § 617.43(a).

(b) Job search. Applications for a relocation allowance and a job search allowance may not be approved concurrently, but the prior payment of a job search allowance shall not otherwise preclude the payment of a relocation allowance.

[51 FR 45848, Dec. 22, 1986, as amended at 59 FR 939, Jan. 6, 1994]