General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

See GR 42-216.9 for Spend Down Policy.
NOTE: The period of ineligibility (POI) is no longer
applied to lump sum payments.
GR 42-216.8 –
Verification of Lump
Sum Payments
GR 42-216.9 – Spend
Down of the Lump
Sum Payment
Verification: The type and amount of the lump sum
payment and how the information was verified is
recorded in Case Comments.
Can the Lump Sum Payment be spent down
during the quarterly reporting cycle and the
termination be rescinded on or before the
Extended Suspend period?
Yes. A GR participant may report the receipt of a
lump sum payment as a voluntary mid-quarter report;
consequently, the individual will have the remainder
of the current payment quarter, through the third
Thursday of the month (first month of the next
quarter) following the termination to spend down the
lump sum payment. Additionally, the GR household
must report the lump sum payment on the upcoming
QR 7, but only the remaining balance will be used to
determine the ongoing eligibility.
If the GR household:
• Reports on the QR 7 that the money is less
than the property limitation, the GR household
remains eligible.
• Reports on the QR 7 that the money is more
than the property limitation, the GR household
is ineligible. Aid is terminated for excess
property.
• Spends down the money on or before the third
Thursday of the month (extended suspend
period) following the termination, and reports
that the money is less than the property
limitation, aid is rescinded, the GR household
remains eligible.
A former GR participant, who was terminated due to
excess resources, is eligible to reapply for GR
benefits once he/she has spent down those
resources to a level not exceeding the applicant
resource limit.
EXAMPLE: