305 ILCS 5/6-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 305 - PUBLIC AID|305 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Public Aid Code.|Article VI - General Assistance

 (from Ch. 23, par. 6-2)Sec. 6-2. Amount of aid. The amount and nature of General Assistance  for basic maintenance requirements shall be determined in accordance  with local budget standards for local governmental units which do not receive  State funds.  For local governmental units which do receive State funds,  the amount and nature of General Assistance for basic maintenance requirements  shall be determined in accordance with the standards, rules and regulations  of the Illinois Department.   However,  the amount and nature of any  financial aid is not affected by the payment of any grant under the  Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, any rebate authorized under Section 2201(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) or under any other federal economic stimulus program created in response to the COVID-19 emergency,  or any distributions or items of income described under subparagraph (X) of  paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax  Act. Due regard shall be given to the  requirements and the conditions existing in each case, and to the income,  money contributions and other support and resources available, from  whatever source. In local governmental units which do not receive State  funds, the grant shall be sufficient when added to all other income, money  contributions and support in excess of any excluded income or resources, to  provide the person with a grant in the amount established for such a person  by the local governmental unit based upon standards meeting basic  maintenance requirements.  In local governmental units which  do receive State funds, the grant shall be sufficient when added to all  other income, money contributions and support in excess of any excluded  income or resources, to provide the person with a grant in the amount  established for such a person by Department regulation based upon standards  providing a livelihood compatible with health and well-being, as directed  by Section 12-4.11 of this Code.The Illinois Department may conduct special projects, which may be  known as Grant Diversion Projects, under which recipients of financial aid  under this Article are placed in jobs and their grants are diverted to the  employer who in turn makes payments to the recipients in the form of salary  or other employment benefits.  The Illinois Department shall by rule specify  the terms and conditions of such Grant Diversion Projects.  Such projects  shall take into consideration and be coordinated with the programs  administered under the Illinois Emergency Employment Development Act.The allowances provided under Article IX for recipients participating in  the training and rehabilitation programs shall be in addition to such  maximum payment.Payments may also be made to provide persons receiving basic  maintenance support with necessary treatment, care and supplies required  because of illness or disability or with acute medical treatment, care,  and supplies.  Payments for necessary or acute medical  care under  this paragraph may be made to or in behalf of the person. Obligations  incurred for such services but not paid for at the time of a recipient's  death may be paid, subject to the rules and regulations of the Illinois  Department, after the death of the recipient.  (Source: P.A. 101-632, eff. 6-5-20.)