55 Pa. Code § 147.23 - Requirements
(a)
Residence requirements. Residence is established by a person
living in this Commonwealth voluntarily with the intention of making his home
here, and not for a temporary purpose. Temporary absences from this
Commonwealth will be treated as specified in subsection (c).
(b)
Place of application.
Place of application requirements are as follows:
(1) A person residing in his county of
residence shall apply to that CAO and assistance shall be authorized by that
office.
(2) A person temporarily in
a county other than his county of residence may make application to the other
CAO. His eligibility and need shall be determined on the basis of his situation
as it exists in the county in which the application is being made. When the
person states he is returning to his county of residence, the procedures in §
147.24(a)(4)
(relating to procedure) will apply.
(c)
Temporary absences from this
Commonwealth. The absence of a recipient from this Commonwealth for a
period of 30 days or longer shall be prima facie evidence of the intent of the
recipient to have changed his residence to a place outside this Commonwealth
unless:
(1) The recipient is prevented by
illness or other good cause from returning to this Commonwealth at the end of
the 30 days.
(2) The recipient has
not acted to establish residence elsewhere. If the recipient is claiming that
he is prevented from returning to this Commonwealth at the end of 30 days, he
shall provide evidence of the circumstances which prevented the return. In
order to rebut the prima facie evidence of intent to have changed residence,
all AFDC recipients who do not claim illness or good cause but who claim
Pennsylvania residency despite absences of 30 days or more shall provide proof
that:
(i) They intend or intended to remain
residents.
(ii) They will return or
have returned to this Commonwealth when the purpose of their absences are or
were accomplished.
(d)
Absence from county of residence.
The requirement for absence from county of residence will be as
follows:
(1)
Temporary absence from
county of residence. A recipient who leaves his county of residence
and goes to another Commonwealth county will be considered temporarily absent
if he is expected to return within 3 months.
(2)
Permanent move to another
Commonwealth county. If a resident makes a permanent move to another
Commonwealth county and continues to be eligible, assistance will be continued
to him at his new address by the county of origin for 2 semimonthly payments (1
monthly for SBP).
(e)
Temporary assistance to nonresidents. If a nonresident wants
to return to his home state or go to another state where he intends to
establish his residence and has a definite plan for self-support in that state,
he is eligible for assistance as set forth in §
147.24(b).
Self-support includes a resource the person has that will meet his needs, such
as employment, help from agencies in the other state, income from friends or
relatives, and the like.
(f)
Verification. Verification of residence will consist of proof
that the person meets the requirements of §
147.41 or §
147.61 (relating to AFDC residence
policy; and GA residence policy). In addition to the person's statement that he
intends to maintain Commonwealth residence, proof of address must be seen
before authorization of assistance. The proof may include, but is not limited
to, rent receipts or affidavit from a person other than the applicant, receipts
for mortgage or utility payments, deed, voter registration or driver's
license.
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