(a) An
applicant/recipient shall cooperate in determining if there are potential
sources of income that can be made available, such as benefits under RSDI, RR,
Unemployment Compensation, Workers Compensation, State or county retirement and
disability plans.
(b) A recipient of
TANF, Extended TANF or GA who fails, without good cause, to cooperate in
establishing and maintaining eligibility for SSI, RSDI, TANF, Extended TANF or
other Federal programs is ineligible for cash assistance until the recipient
complies. For Extended TANF and GA, if the recipient has received 60 months of
TANF, the recipient's family is also ineligible until the recipient
complies.
(c) An applicant for TANF,
Extended TANF or GA who fails, without good cause, to cooperate in establishing
eligibility for Federal programs is ineligible for cash assistance as follows:
(1) For TANF or Extended TANF, the applicant
is ineligible until the applicant complies.
(2) For GA, the applicant is ineligible for a
minimum of 60 days and thereafter, until the applicant complies.
(3) For Extended TANF, the applicant and the
applicant's family are also ineligible until the applicant complies.
(4) For GA, if the applicant has received 60
months of TANF, the applicant and the applicant's family are ineligible for a
minimum of 60 days and thereafter until the applicant complies.
(d) An individual who is eligible
for TANF or Extended TANF and SSI may choose to receive a benefit from one of
these programs. The individual may not receive SSI and TANF or Extended TANF
simultaneously.
