Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart I - Other Income Maintenance Programs › Chapter 289 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 289.4 - Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Authorized emergency assistance items.
Although it is
					 recognized that an individual or family may have needs which are not covered
					 under emergency assistance, assistance shall be authorized only for the
					 following items within the indicated amounts and limits.
(1)
Family cash assistance.
Family cash assistance will be authorized in accordance with the following
					 procedures:
(i) Family cash assistance may
					 only be authorized for families with children under age 21, who meet the
					 conditions in §
													289.3 (relating to requirements)
					 and who do not qualify for either AFDC or AFDC-CU at the time emergency
					 assistance is first authorized. This includes migrant worker families with
					 children under age 21.
(ii) In
					 determining the amount of the family cash assistance grant, the need and
					 resource standards are the same as for the AFDC/CU program. Therefore, families
					 with children under age 21, who meet the conditions in § 289.3, and who
					 qualify for either AFDC or AFDC-CU at the time of application for emergency
					 assistance will be authorized C or CU assistance for the 30-day period, or less
					 as needed, in lieu of family cash assistance.
(iii) Family cash assistance will never be
					 granted concurrently with GA, AFDC or AFDC-CU.
(iv) Family cash assistance is not to be used
					 as a substitute for General Assistance. However, if it is determined that a
					 sudden, emergent situation does exist, for example, sudden unemployment, sudden
					 reduction of income, and so forth, emergency assistance (family cash
					 assistance) should be authorized.
(A)
Example 1.
A father's employment suddenly terminates and the
					 family is without income or resources to meet the child(ren)'s needs. The
					 sudden unemployment, through no fault of the wage earner, creates a crisis for
					 the family, and upon application for public assistance, they are determined
					 ineligible for AFDC or AFDC-CU because of failure to meet the definitive
					 conditions. Because of the emergency situation, they would qualify for family
					 cash assistance for 30-consecutive days, or less as needed.
(B)
Example 2.
A migrant
					 worker is not working because of general weather conditions, or because
					 maturity of crops delays harvesting. For reasons beyond the migrant worker's
					 control, the family is without income or resources to meet the child(ren)'s
					 needs. The family may be eligible for family cash assistance for 30-consecutive
					 days or less as needed.
(v) If, at the end of the 30-day emergency
					 assistance period, the family continues to be in need, regular assistance will
					 be authorized in the appropriate category. If the facts substantiate that the
					 migrant wage earner will definitely be employed when the conditions no longer
					 exist that created the crisis for the family, assistance will be continued in
					 the regular category until the migrant receives his first pay.
(vi) Need and eligibility for cash assistance
					 is determined using the income and resource standards in Subpart D (relating to
					 determination of need and amount of assistance). The payment amount is the
					 family size allowance plus special needs for the number of eligible persons in
					 the assistance unit as provided in §
													175.23 (relating to
					 requirements).