Section 10.430  Approval of an Application and Initial Authorization of Financial Assistance

a)         Financial assistance (for Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled, Interim Assistance and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) shall be authorized effective 30 days after the date of application provided the case is eligible on that date.

            Exception:  Financial assistance for an AABD or Interim Assistance client residing in a sheltered care facility shall be authorized effective the date of application, or the date of entry into the sheltered care facility, whichever is later.

b)         Financial assistance for General Assistance shall be authorized effective:

1)         Thirty days following the date of application.

2)         If General Assistance (GA) is approved as a result of termination of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (AABD) assistance or deletion (TANF) only) for certain non-financial reasons (see Section 10.270(f)), assistance shall be authorized with no gap if an application is filed within 30 days after the notice of termination of TANF or AABD or deletion (TANF only) (see also Section 10.270).

c)         If the applicant is determined eligible for financial assistance, the notice (see Section 10.420) shall state the amount of financial assistance to be provided, and a statement of the reasons for any partial grant amounts.  Partial grant amount is defined as the maximum grant that a family unit for whom application for public assistance was filed is eligible to receive, less any reductions resulting from the consideration.

(Source:  Amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 6944, effective June 1, 1999)