General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

Unemployable individuals who reapply before
they are eligible indicating they are
unemployable are referred for employability
screening or mental health evaluation whichever
is applicable.
NOTE: All individuals in B&C facilities must be
designated as either employable or
unemployable. As of November 11,
1997, they are no longer automatically
AU.
GR 40-121.12 –
Reapplication – NSA
What should be done when an individual has
been terminated for time limits and reapplies
before the next eligibility date and declares to
be NSA?
Application shall be processed as follows:
No cash benefits are issued until the individual is
determined to be NSA. Emergent needs are
met through vouchers and/or Food Stamps until
the NSA evaluation is completed.
If the DMH/APS Worker determines the
individual is NSA, GR is approved, of otherwise
eligible. If the individual is employable, the
application will be automatically denied by
LEADER. The Food Stamp application will be
processed following current procedures.
GR 40-121.13 – 365-day
Time Limit Period
When does the 365-day time limit period begin?
The 365-day time limit period begins the day of the
GROW Orientation/appraisal appointment or the
day of approval, whichever comes first. Individuals
who are on and off aid frequently could reach the
end of their 365-day period without have used all of
their 277 days of eligibility. When this happens, the
next 365-day period automatically begins and the
individual will continue to be aided without a break
in aid from one period to the next.
EXAMPLE:
An individual is first approved February 1, 2003; his
365-day time limit period will be February 1, 2003
through January 31, 2004. During this time, he is
eligible to 277 days of aid. The individual is
terminated for no CW 7 March 31, 2003. Thus far,