Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 183.13 - Potential sources(a) An applicant/recipient shall cooperate in determining if there are potential sources of income that can be made available, such as benefits under RSDI, RR, Unemployment Compensation, Workers Compensation, State or county retirement and disability plans.(b) A recipient of TANF, Extended TANF or GA who fails, without good cause, to cooperate in establishing and maintaining eligibility for SSI, RSDI, TANF, Extended TANF or other Federal programs is ineligible for cash assistance until the recipient complies. For Extended TANF and GA, if the recipient has received 60 months of TANF, the recipient's family is also ineligible until the recipient complies.(c) An applicant for TANF, Extended TANF or GA who fails, without good cause, to cooperate in establishing eligibility for Federal programs is ineligible for cash assistance as follows:(1) For TANF or Extended TANF, the applicant is ineligible until the applicant complies.(2) For GA, the applicant is ineligible for a minimum of 60 days and thereafter, until the applicant complies.(3) For Extended TANF, the applicant and the applicant's family are also ineligible until the applicant complies.(4) For GA, if the applicant has received 60 months of TANF, the applicant and the applicant's family are ineligible for a minimum of 60 days and thereafter until the applicant complies.(d) An individual who is eligible for TANF or Extended TANF and SSI may choose to receive a benefit from one of these programs. The individual may not receive SSI and TANF or Extended TANF simultaneously.The provisions of this § 183.13 adopted August 26, 1988, effective 11/1/1988, 18 Pa.B. 3921; amended October 11, 2002, effective 10/12/2002, 32 Pa.B. 5048.The provisions of this § 183.13 issued under sections 402(a)(7)(A)(iii) and (B) and 408(a)(7)(A) and (C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 602(a)(7)(A)(iii) and (B) and 608(a)(7)(A) and (C)); 45 CFR 264.1(c); 201(1), 401(a), 403(b), 432, and 432.21(a) of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§ 201(1), 401(a), 403(b), 432 and 432.21(a)); and the act of May 16, 1996 (P. L. 175, No. 35).