(a)
Client
as the primary source of information. The client will be the primary
source of information in establishing eligibility for cash assistance. In
establishing his eligibility, the client shall be required to substantiate the
information the applicant has provided by documentary evidence or other means
as may serve to establish the truth of the applicant's statements.
(b)
Verification. Conditions
of eligibility, need, which includes need for special need allowances, and
resource items will be verified at the application interview and prior to
authorizing cash assistance and at the time of each redetermination, complete
or partial, as specified in Chapter 133 (relating to redetermining
eligibility).
(1) If necessary verification is
pending from a third party including certification of cooperation from the
Domestic Relations Section of the Court of Common Pleas and the client has
cooperated in the verification attempt, initial authorization of cash
assistance will not be delayed more than 30-calendar days from the date of
receipt of a completed, signed application.
(2) Verification subsequent to authorization
shall be provided within 30-calendar days following the authorization date. If
the client is cooperating in the verification attempt and the delay in securing
the information is due to a third party, assistance will continue until
documentation is secured. Cooperation and progress on securing the
documentation shall be reassessed every 30-calendar days.
(c)
Disclosure. It shall be
a condition of eligibility for cash assistance that an applicant or recipient
disclose information about the age, residence, citizenship, employment, income
and resources of the applicant or recipient and consent to the disclosure of
the information which is in the possession of third
parties.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 125.21 amended July 16, 1982, effective
7/17/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2286;
amended October 4, 1991, effective 10/5/1991, apply retroactively to November 1,
1989, 21 Pa.B. 4643; amended July 28, 2000, effective retroactive to June 17,
1996, 30 Pa.B. 3779.
The provisions of this § 125.21 issued under sections
201(2) and 403(b) of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
201(2) and
403(b)).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
133.24 (relating to procedures);
55 Pa. Code §
140.103 (relating to verification
of income); 55 Pa. Code §
183.5 (relating to income
verification); 55 Pa. Code §
183.105 (relating to increases in
income); and 55 Pa. Code §
275.5 (relating to settling
appeals and paying retroactive benefits-statement of
policy).
