Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart D - Determination of Need and Amount of Assistance › Chapter 175 - ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS › ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS PROVISIONS FOR TANF/GA › Section 175.23 - Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Basic
					 allowances
. Allowances used in computing the grant are dependent on
					 the number of persons to receive assistance and the county in which they live.
					 Each time the family size allowances are revised, the Department will announce
					 the revised allowances by a notice submitted for publication in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
and recommended codification in the
Pennsylvania Code
.
(
Editor's Note
: The Family Size Allowances
						Table has been relocated to Chapter 183 Appendix B, Table 3. See 20 Pa.B. 554
						(February 3, 1990). Immediately preceding text appears at serial page
						(130487).)
(b)
Special items.
(1)
General.
Special items generally will conform with the
					 following:
(i) Appropriate allowances for
					 special items will be included in computing the grant for any client whose
					 circumstances are as defined in this section. A recurring allowance for any of
					 these items may be included in the regular grant. When a recurring allowance is
					 included in the regular grant, the special allowance and need must be explained
					 as set forth in §
													227.24(d)(2)
					 (relating to procedures) on every Form PA 122 authorizing changes to that case
					 during the entire period the special allowance is included in the grant. This
					 will include those changes that may not affect the grant such as change of name
					 or address.
(ii) "One-time" grants
					 will be authorized for all nonrecurring allowances in accordance with §
													227.24(d). A
					 one-time grant may be a prepayment or may be authorized after the item or
					 service has been received and the correct amount determined, whichever method
					 better suits the individual case. When authorizing a one-time grant, an
					 explanation of the special allowance as set forth in §
													227.24(d)(2) must
					 also be included on the Form PA 122 or Form PA 122-E authorization and every
					 future one-time grant for that case during the entire period the special
					 allowance will be included in the regular grant.
(iii) Individuals have a right to receive
					 corrective payments when they have been underpaid due to agency error or delay.
					 In cases, corrective payment shall be made promptly, so that the client will
					 receive the check for the corrective payment within 30 calendar days from the
					 date of verification of the underpayment.
(iv) [Reserved].
(v) In most instances, as specified in this
					 section, these allowances must be approved by the Executive Director or his
					 delegate before the Form PA 122 or Form PA 122-E is authorized. In districted
					 counties the District Director is considered a delegate. If the Executive
					 Director must delegate this authority, it should be to an immediate assistant,
					 but no lower than a second level supervisor.
(vi) It is essential that County or District
					 Offices have approval procedures that insure a prompt review and decision for
					 all one-time grants requiring prior approval.