55 Pa. Code § 178.74 - Disaster relief assistance

Disaster relief assistance and interest earned on the assistance which is received as a result of a major disaster under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 5121-5202), or other assistance provided under a Federal statute because of a catastrophe which is declared to be a major disaster by the President of the United States, is excluded for a period beginning on the date the assistance is received and ending on the last day of the 9th full month following the month the cash was received.

(1) The initial 9-month period is extended for a reasonable period, up to an additional 9 months, when it is found that the applicant/recipient has good cause for not making the repairs, replacements or contracting for the repairs or replacement.

(2) An applicant/recipient is found to have good cause when circumstances beyond his control prevented the repair or replacement of a home or other kinds of property within the initial 9-month period.

(3) Cash and interest on the cash not used to repair or replace property destroyed in a disaster is considered a countable resource effective with the month following the expiration of the initial 9-month period or an approved extension of that initial period.

Notes

55 Pa. Code § 178.74

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 178.91 (relating to deeming of resources); 55 Pa. Code § 178.121 (relating to general); 55 Pa. Code § 178.122 (relating to determining the spousal share of resources if the institutionalized spouse is not applying for MA); and 55 Pa. Code § 178.123 (relating to determining the spousal share of resources at the same time the institutionalized spouse applies for MA).