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

a)         Financial assistance for Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled 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 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)         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 37 Ill. Reg. 3402, effective March 8, 2013)