55 Pa. Code § 175.24 - Procedures
(a)
Preparation and use of Form PA 21-P. An authorization sheet,
Form PA 21-P, will be required for each assistance unit. One column on the Form
PA 21-P will be used for each grant group. The form will be prepared in ink or
indelible pencil as follows:
(1)
Record number. The number of the assistance unit record will
be entered.
(2)
Date. A vertical line will be placed in this space and in the
"No. of Persons in Assistance Unit" space at the right of the last column
needed for the grant groups in the assistance unit. The date of authorization
will be entered.
(3)
Number
of persons in assistance unit. The number of persons in the assistance
unit will be entered on the "No. of Persons in Assistance Unit" line within the
space marked off by the vertical line at the right of the last column needed
for the grant groups. Only persons eligible to receive assistance should be
included. Persons receiving SSI benefits may not be included. A fetus is not
included.
(4)
Grant
group. The grant group section will be prepared as follows:
(i)
Category. The category
symbol will be entered at the head of a separate column for each grant
group.
(ii)
Control
digit. The control digit will be entered as shown on the turnaround
Form PA 122. On new openings the control digit will be posted as soon as the
turnaround Form PA 122 is received from the Office of Data
Processing.
(iii)
Persons
in grant group. The total number of persons in the grant group will be
entered.
(iv)
AFDC children
specified relatives. These spaces will be used for AFDC cases only.
The number of children will be entered in the first space. Children who are
receiving SSI benefits and a fetus of a woman who meets the requirements in §
151.43(f)
(relating to requirements) may not be entered. The number of specified
relatives under §
151.42 (relating to definitions)
will be entered in the second space coded Cs in accordance with Appendix A of
Chapter 305, or "O" if a specified relative is not a member of the AFDC grant
group.
(b)
Family allowances. Family allowances will conform with the
following:
(1) In the "common items" block,
the family size allowance for the number of persons in the assistance unit as
specified in §
175.23 (relating to requirements)
will be entered.
(2) The family
size allowances may not exceed the allowances specified in §
175.23 for the number of persons
in the assistance unit. Within that figure, the following principles will apply
in determining how much of the allowance may be allocated to each grant group:
(i) The allowance for each grant group may
not exceed the maximum for the number of persons in each group. Each grant
group will be considered as if it were one assistance unit.
(ii) Subject to the limitation set forth in
this paragraph, the largest possible share will be distributed to the AFDC
grant group, and the smallest share to the GA grant group. If there is more
than one AFDC grant group, the allowances may be divided equally or unequally
among the AFDC grant groups, as circumstances may indicate or
require.
(3) The totals
for grant groups may not exceed the allowances specified in §
175.23 for the number of persons
in the total assistance unit.
(c)
Special items. The items
will be specified and the total allowance for the item will be entered in the
appropriate grant group column.
(d)
Total allowance. The total allowance for each grant group will
be entered. The total allowance includes the family size allowance and monthly
special need allowance, which may be either a recurring or one-time
grant.
(e)
Net
income. If there is more than one grant group in the assistance unit,
the net income will be adjusted to the grant group which contains the person
having the income.
(f)
Monthly grant. The amount arrived at by subtracting the net
income from the total allowance will be entered.
(g)
Semimonthly grant.
One-half the monthly grant will be entered.
(h)
Cash grant. The monthly
amount that is to be received by the Public Assistance recipient will be
entered. When this amount is not a whole dollar, it will be rounded down to the
next lower whole dollar. If the amount is less than $10 for AFDC or GA, the
grant group is ineligible unless the amount is due to recoupment under §
225.24(b)(1)(i)
(relating to procedures). In the month of application or in other circumstances
where proration under §
233.24 (relating to procedures)
may occur, proration will be completed before rounding
down.
Notes
The provisions of this § 175.24 issued under sections 201(2) and 403(b) of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§ 201(2) and 403(b)).
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