Section 101.40  Assistance Program Restrictions

a)         An individual shall be eligible to receive financial assistance under only one of the following types of assistance programs at any one time:

1)         Categorical Assistance (TANF or AABD),

2)         General Assistance, or

3)         Assistance to Refugees, Entrants and Repatriates.

b)         An individual shall be eligible to receive financial and medical assistance in only one case under one assistance program, at any one time, except:

1)         An individual who currently receives Categorical Assistance from another State and has established Illinois residence (in accordance with 89 Ill. Adm. Code 112.20, 113.20, 114.20, 120.211, 120.311, or 121.21) may receive Supplemental Categorical Assistance in Illinois when the amount of the Illinois assistance payment level to which the individual is entitled exceeds the amount received from the other State, if the excess is at least $10.00.

2)         An individual who is currently receiving General Assistance shall be eligible to receive GA during the pendency of an application for Categorical Assistance or to receive the difference between the amount of the GA grant and the amount of the Categorical Grant for the month in which the individual is determined eligible for Categorical Assistance.

c)         An individual shall not be eligible to receive food stamps as a member of more than one household at any one time.

(Source:  Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 13619, effective October 1, 1997)