General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

specified in the issuance criteria located above.
• If the verification is obtained from the employer in
writing, it must include the required information in
the issuance criteria above.
• The employer’s letter and the ABCDM 228 are
filed in the case record.
GR 44-234.4 Amount
Allowed – Special Need
– Tools
GR 44-234.5 Approval
How much may be allowed for occupational or
trade tools?
The amount of the allowance is based on the
estimated cost of the required tools obtained from the
prospective employer or $50, whichever is less.
Is the Deputy District Director approval required?
No, the ES is the approval authority for occupational
or trade tool issuance.
GR 44-234.6 How
Special Need for Tools
are Issued
GR 44-234.7 Individual
Fails to Get the Job
How is the special need issued?
Special needs are issued online.
What is the special need is issued and the
individual fails to get the job?
If an individual fails to obtain the job and remains on
GR after the issuance of the tool allowance,
verification that the funds were spent on tools is
needed. If the individual fails, refuses to provide the
verification for the purchase of the tools, an
overpayment adjustment is initiated.
GR 44-235 Special
Need for Personal Care
– Intake Only
GR 44-235.1 Issuance
of Special Need –
Personal Care
GR 44-235.2 Personal
Care Kit
When is a special need allowance for personal
care issued?
At intake only, individuals declaring an emergency
need for person care items may be issued a
prepackaged Personal Care Kit of common personal
care items. In the event the Personal Care Kit is out
of stock in the district, a $5.00 Personal Care
allowance may be issued until a new supply is
available.
What is in the Personal Care Kit?