Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 117 - RELATED PROGRAM PROVISIONS › Section 117.10 - Payee For Financial Assistance

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 The assistance grant shall be paid to an individual designated as the payee on
			 the warrant or the individual authorized to use the Electronic Benefits
			 Transfer (EBT) card or, for direct deposit accounts, the person in whose name
			 the bank account is established.
b)
			 The individual receiving assistance shall be designated as the payee with the
			 following exceptions:
1) When a client has a
			 judicially-appointed conservator or guardian, payment shall be made to the
			 conservator or guardian unless other arrangements are made with the Department
			 by the conservator or guardian.
2)
			 In a situation where no specified relative is available to act as payee,
			 another person may act as Temporary Grantee for a period not to exceed 90
			 days.
3) When a minor parent and
			 his or her dependent child are required to live with the minor parent's parent,
			 legal guardian, or other adult relative, or in an adult-supervised supportive
			 living arrangement, then, where possible, the TANF cash benefit amount will be
			 paid to the adult who is responsible for supervising the minor parent.
			 Otherwise, the minor parent will receive the TANF cash benefit
			 amount.
4) For AABD clients under
			 the age of 18, the client will not be the payee unless the client lives
			 independently, is capable of managing his or her own affairs, does not have a
			 guardian, and is approved for direct payment by the local office administrator.
			 In all other situations, a representative payee must be assigned.
5) For AABD clients age 18 and over, unless
			 the client has a legally-appointed guardian or the client is determined to be
			 physically or mentally unable to manage the grant, the client will be the payee
			 or the client may choose to have a representative payee. If the client has a
			 legally-appointed guardian, the legally-appointed guardian will be assigned as
			 the payee. If the client is physically or mentally unable to manage the grant,
			 a representative payee must be assigned.
6) A Protective Payment Plan (PPP) is
			 initiated by the Department when a client has demonstrated mismanagement of
			 funds to the detriment of the welfare of the client or family. Examples include
			 but are not limited to:
A) A client defaults
			 on an agreement made with a utility company and the Department in the client's
			 behalf. In this instance, when the protective payee receives the assistance
			 payment, payment on current and back utility charges only shall be paid by the
			 payee; the balance of the payment shall be forwarded to the client each
			 month.
B) For TANF only - When a
			 child in the assistance unit is determined to be neglected by the Department of
			 Children and Family Services under Section 3 of the Abused and Neglected Child
			 Reporting Act [325 ILCS
			 5/3 ] and 89 Ill. Adm. Code 300.Appendix B.
C) For TANF only - The case involves a record
			 establishing that a parent or relative has been found guilty of public
			 assistance fraud under Article VIIIA of the Illinois Public Aid Code [305 ILCS
			 5 /Art. VIIIA].
D) Nonpayment of
			 rent for two months shall be considered as evidence of grant
			 mismanagement.
E) Substance abuse
			 by the caretaker relative is identified and another family member or friend is
			 ensuring that the family's needs are being met.
F) For TANF only - the health and well-being
			 of a child in the assistance unit is at risk, as indicated by lack of regular
			 school attendance, as defined by the school.
G) Repeated loss of both the EBT card and
			 Personal Identification Number (PIN) is a basis for a determination of client
			 mismanagement and authorization of a PPP.