(305 ILCS 5/4-12) (from Ch. 23, par. 4-12)
Sec. 4-12. Crisis assistance. Where a family has been (1) rendered homeless
or threatened with homelessness by fire, flood, other natural
disaster, eviction or court order to vacate the premises for reasons
other than nonpayment of rent, or where a family has become
homeless because they have left their residence due to domestic or sexual violence; (1.5) deprived of the household's income as a result of domestic or sexual violence; (2) deprived of
essential items of furniture or essential clothing by fire or flood or
other natural disaster; (3) deprived of food as a result of actions other
than loss or theft of cash and where the deprivation cannot be promptly
alleviated through the federal food stamp program;
(4) as a result of a documented theft or documented loss of cash, deprived of
food or essential clothing or deprived of shelter or
immediately threatened with deprivation of shelter as evidenced by a court
order requiring immediate eviction due to nonpayment of rent; or (5) rendered the victim of such other
hardships as the Illinois Department shall by rule define, the Illinois
Department may provide assistance to alleviate such
needs. The
Illinois Department shall verify need and determine eligibility for
crisis
assistance for families already receiving grants from the Illinois
Department within 5 working days following application for such assistance
and shall determine eligibility for all other families and afford such
assistance for families found eligible within such
time limits as the Illinois Department shall by rule provide.
The Illinois Department may, by rule, limit crisis assistance
to an
eligible family to once
in any 12
consecutive months. This limitation may be made for some or all items of
crisis assistance.
The Illinois Department by regulation shall specify the
criteria for determining eligibility and the amount and nature of
assistance to be provided. Where deprivation of
shelter exists or is threatened, the
Illinois Department may provide reasonable moving expenses, short term
rental costs, including one month's rent and a security deposit where such
expenses are needed for relocation, and, where the Department determines
appropriate, provide assistance to prevent an imminent eviction or
foreclosure. These amounts may be described in established amounts or
maximums. The Illinois Department may also describe, for each form of
assistance authorized, the method by which the assistance shall be
delivered, including but not limited to warrants or disbursing orders.
Annual expenditures under this
Section shall not exceed $2,000,000. The Illinois
Department shall review
such expenditures quarterly and shall, if necessary, reduce the amounts or
nature of assistance authorized in order to assure that the limit is not
exceeded.
(Source: P.A. 96-866, eff. 7-1-10.)
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