New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services › Subchapter B - Public Assistance › Article 2 - Determination of Eligibility-Categorical › Part 370 - Safety Net Assistance › Section 370.4 - Determination and payment of the grant

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) General. Determination of initial and
			 continuing eligibility and the amount of the grant must be based upon the
			 State-established standards of assistance. Needs must be determined, resources
			 explored and utilized, and the budgetary method applied, as required by Part
			 352 of this Subchapter. The form and frequency of the grant must be appropriate
			 to individual case circumstances.
(b) Payment of grants.
(1) Cash assistance. Except as provided in
			 subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, safety net assistance must be granted in
			 cash except when the granting of cash may be deemed inappropriate by the social
			 services district because of an inability to manage funds, or because less
			 expensive or more easily controlled alternative methods of payment are
			 available, or when vendor payments are made to landlords on behalf of
			 individuals residing in public housing, or for similar other reasons as
			 established by Part 381 of this Chapter. However, where an individual has so
			 requested, safety net assistance may be granted in whole or in part by
			 restricted payment. Safety net cash assistance is limited as follows:
(i) Cash assistance cannot be provided to:
(a) families in which the head of household
			 or an adult household member is determined to be unable to work by reason of
			 his or her need for treatment for alcohol or substance abuse in accordance with
			 section
			 351.2(i) 
			 of this Title;
(b) members of a
			 household in which the head of household or an adult household member refused
			 to comply with screening or formal assessment for alcohol or substance abuse in
			 accordance with section
			 351.2(i) 
			 of this Title;
(c) members of a
			 household in which the head of household or an adult household member fails to
			 comply with an alcohol or substance abuse rehabilitation program in accordance
			 with section
			 351.2(i) 
			 of this Title;
(d) families which
			 are ineligible for FA because an adult in the family has exceeded the maximum
			 durational limit in accordance with section
			 369.4(d) 
			 of this Title, unless the adult is exempt from employment requirements or is
			 HIV positive and not determined to be unable to work by reason of his or her
			 need for treatment for alcohol or substance abuse in accordance with section
			 351.2(i) 
			 of this Title; and
(e) persons who
			 have received safety net cash assistance for a two-year (24- month) cumulative
			 total in a lifetime, including the receipt of recurring emergency safety net
			 cash assistance, unless an adult head of household is exempt from work
			 requirements or is HIV positive and not determined to be unable to work by
			 reason of his or her need for treatment for alcohol or substance abuse in
			 accordance with section
			 351.2(i) 
			 of this Title.
Persons eligible for safety net assistance who cannot
			   receive cash assistance pursuant to this subparagraph, must be provided with
			   safety net non-cash assistance.