What is the difference between the file date and file creation date?
The file date is the date to which the data is referring. For example, if your state uses an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, and you determine the person is eligible on Sunday, then the file date would be Sunday. If on Monday the SWA extracts the data and creates the file, then Monday would be the file creation date. In most cases, however, these dates will be the same. • Question: What is meant by “each month is a new month?” Answer: “Each month is a new month” means that when a new month begins, the states will submit records of all individuals who are eligible TAA or ATAA recipients during the month regardless of that individual’s eligibility status for any prior months. The SWA will create and send a record for an individual when it first recognizes in its system that a payable week has been processed. Note: The states will submit only one record for new eligibility (code “00” or “10”) per individual per month. In other words, if an individual meets the TRA eligibility req
