Section 117.11  Issuance of Cash Assistance Benefits

a)         Cash assistance benefits shall be issued to the payee via an electronic benefits payment file established by the Department through Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT).  The payee may access the cash benefits at any participating Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal or Automated Teller Machine (ATM).

b)         If the client has a checking or savings account, the client may elect to have cash assistance benefits delivered via direct deposit to the financial institution where the client's account resides.

c)         In circumstances where none of the above delivery options are available, a warrant for the cash assistance benefits will be delivered to the client's residence or other secure address, as selected by the client.

(Source:  Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 16305, effective October 17, 2000)