Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9500, GENERAL ASSISTANCE, pt. 9500.1261

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 24, December 9, 2024

Part 9500.1261 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

Subpart 1.Emergency assistance.

A county agency shall make grants of general assistance for emergency situations to eligible individuals, married couples, or families whether residents or nonresidents of the state. The emergency assistance grant may be in excess of the standard amounts for eligible individuals, married couples, or families under part 9500.1231.

Subp. 2.Emergency situation.

An emergency situation is a situation in which an assistance unit is without, or will lose within 30 days after application, a basic need item as defined in part 9500.1206, subpart 7a.

A. The emergency situation must require immediate financial assistance.

B. The financial assistance required by the emergency must be temporary and must not exceed 30 days subsequent to the date of application. Assistance must be paid for needs that accrue before the 30-day period when it is necessary to resolve emergencies arising or continuing during the 30-day period subject to subpart 4.

Subp. 3.Eligible persons.

Eligible individuals, married couples, or families are those:

A. who are not current recipients of DWP or MFIP;

B. who are not recipients under or eligible for county emergency assistance through the MFIP consolidated fund program under Minnesota Statutes, section 256J.626, in the month of application for emergency general assistance;

C. whose resources are not adequate to resolve the emergency situation. For the purpose of this part, "resources" means any funds or services which can actually be available to the applicant or recipient or any member of the filing unit before the loss of a basic need item. Resources include available income without exclusion or disregard, and any resource otherwise excluded under part 9500.1221, subpart 2, which could be liquidated before the loss of a basic need item, so long as the terms of any borrowing cannot be reasonably expected to place the borrower in another emergency situation within three months including the month of application;

D. [Repealed, L 2011 1Sp9 art 1 s 35]

E. [Repealed, L 2011 1Sp9 art 1 s 35]

Subp. 4. [Repealed, L 2011 1Sp9 art 1 s 35]

Subp. 5. [Repealed, L 2011 1Sp9 art 1 s 35]

Subp. 6.Excess grants, county agency payment responsibility.

A county agency may issue emergency assistance grants that exceed the limitations in subpart 4 if the county agency does not include the additional costs on its claim for state aid reimbursement.

Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9500, GENERAL ASSISTANCE, pt. 9500.1261

15 SR 1842; L 2005 c 56 s 2; 32 SR 1437; L 2011 1Sp9 art 1 s 35

Statutory Authority: MS s 14.388; 256D.01; 256D.04; 256D.051; 256D.06; 256D.08; 256D.09; 256D.111