General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

used to advise the individual that the
application/grant is denied/terminated because of
invalid job search requirements.
GR 44-203 Hearing
Dates
GR 44-403.1 Individual
Misses Hearing
What happens when an individual misses a
hearing?
Affidavits are provided to individuals who indicate
they missed their hearing because of delayed or
non-receipt of a NOA.
NOTE: If the hearing was missed for another
reason, the non-compliance issue can
still be resolved any time during
extended suspend.
Refer to GR 44-411 for details on extended
suspend.
Affidavits are accepted up to the last day of the
extended suspend period (the third Thursday
following the effective date of termination).
Upon submission of such an affidavit, a hearing is
held on the same or next working day.
When either of these dates is inconvenient for the
individual, another mutually acceptable hearing
date is scheduled. This date must fall within five
calendar days of the affidavit submission and on
or before the last day of the extended suspend
period.
NOTE: Hearings are not held after the last day
of the extended suspend period.
Same-day hearings must be held when:
An affidavit is submitted on the last day of the
extended suspend period.
QR 7 is complete/submitted and the individual is
homeless/threatened with homelessness.
Benefits are reinstated without penalty or
proration when issues are resolved or good
cause is established.