Haw. Code R. § 17-655-25 - Financial assistance residency requirements
(a) An
individual shall be a resident of the State in order to receive financial
assistance.
(b) An otherwise
eligible individual shall be considered a resident of the State for the purpose
of determining eligibility for all categories of financial assistance when the
individual is:
(1) Living in the State with
the purpose of making the individual's home in the State; and
(2) Not here for a temporary
purpose.
(c) If a family
received assistance in another state and meets all eligibility requirements for
AFDC, GA, or state AABD, assistance shall be granted provided:
(1) The assistance the family received from
the first state prior to moving to Hawaii does not exceed the department's
monthly assistance allowance; and
(2) The amount of the assistance shall be the
difference between the department's monthly assistance allowance and the
assistance received from the first state.
(d) When the individual comes to the State
with a job commitment or for the purpose of seeking employment in the State,
the individual shall be considered to be a resident of the State for the
purpose of receiving AFDC, GA, or state AABD assistance.
(e) Residence shall not depend upon the
reason for which the individual entered the State except as it may bear upon
whether the individual is here voluntarily or for a temporary
purpose.
(f) The department shall
also consider, but is not limited to considering the following factors in
determining whether the general assistance applicant or recipient is a resident
of the State:
(1) Enrollment of children in
state schools;
(2) Registration of
motor vehicles with the appropriate vehicle registration agency;
(3) Ownership of state motor vehicle
operator's license;
(4) Ownership
of checking accounts, savings accounts, or time deposits in a financial
institution in the State;
(5)
Registered voter in the State;
(6)
Ownership of real property in the State;
(7) Ownership of household furniture in the
State;
(8) Renting a room,
apartment, or house in the State; or
(9) Verification from friends, relatives, or
social agencies that the individual is a resident of the State.
(g) An individual retains
residence in the State until residence is abandoned:
(1) Temporary absence from the State, with
subsequent returns to the State, or intent to return when the purpose of the
absence has been accomplished, does not interrupt continuity of residence;
and
(2) An otherwise eligible
individual, who is temporarily absent from Hawaii, shall continue to receive
assistance, provided the absence is not intended to and does not exceed sixty
days.
(h) An individual
who intends to be temporarily absent from the State may establish intent to
retain Hawaii residency by declaration to the department that the individual
will be absent from the State, the expected date of return, and by meeting one
of the following conditions:
(1) Possession
of a round-trip ticket;
(2)
Maintaining an apartment or home in the State;
(3) Maintaining personal property in the
State;
(4) Retention of voting
privileges in the State; or
(5)
Payment of Hawaii state income tax during the calendar year.
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