District of Columbia Code
Subchapter V - Public Assistance Programs
§ 4–205.48. Standards of assistance adopted and applied

Standards of assistance are adopted superseding the existing standards for requirements, and shall be applied:
(1) To determine the eligibility of applicants for public assistance; and
(2) To determine or redetermine the amount of public assistance grant for the recipient.
(Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 548, 29 DCR 1060.)
1981 Ed., § 3-205.48.

Structure District of Columbia Code

District of Columbia Code

Title 4 - Public Care Systems

Chapter 2 - Public Assistance

Subchapter V - Public Assistance Programs

§ 4–205.01. Eligibility for public assistance

§ 4–205.02. Residency requirement

§ 4–205.03. Determination of residency

§ 4–205.04. Relocation of recipients to another jurisdiction

§ 4–205.05. Definitions

§ 4–205.05a. General Assistance for Children program

§ 4–205.06. Old Age Assistance and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled need determination. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.07. Aid to the Blind need determination. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.08. GPA need determination. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.09. AB and ATD self-supporting plans. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.10. TANF income eligibility standards

§ 4–205.11. TANF need determination

§ 4–205.11a. Time limit for receipt of TANF benefits

§ 4–205.11b. Reduction of benefits for long-term TANF recipients. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.11c. Human impact statement

§ 4–205.12. Food stamp coupon allotment disregarded. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.13. Enumerated income disregarded. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.13a. Treatment of payment for costs of work participation

§ 4–205.14. Determination of GPA need standard. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.15. Standards for inclusion in TANF assistance unit

§ 4–205.16. Contribution guidelines for nonassistance unit children. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.17. Definitions. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.18. Child’s eligibility

§ 4–205.19. Application; assignment of rights for child support

§ 4–205.19a. Redetermination of eligibility

§ 4–205.19b. Job search and job readiness requirements for TANF applicants

§ 4–205.19c. Failure to comply with job search and job readiness requirements for TANF applicants

§ 4–205.19d. Work participation requirements for TANF recipients

§ 4–205.19e. Failure to comply with work requirements for TANF recipients

§ 4–205.19f. Sanctions

§ 4–205.19g. Exemptions

§ 4–205.19h. Administration of job search, job readiness, work, and self-sufficiency activities

§ 4–205.19i. Nondiscrimination against TANF and POWER applicants and recipients

§ 4–205.19j. Health and safety standards for TANF and POWER recipients

§ 4–205.19k. Workers’ compensation for TANF recipients

§ 4–205.19l. Nondisplacement by TANF recipients

§ 4–205.19m. Reporting requirements

§ 4–205.19n. Family assessment plan

§ 4–205.20. Parental absence by reason of imprisonment

§ 4–205.21. Eligibility standards for children of unemployed parents

§ 4–205.22. Availability of stepparent

§ 4–205.23. Obligations of custodial relatives other than parents

§ 4–205.24. Eligibility requirements for alien children

§ 4–205.25. Eligibility determined prospectively

§ 4–205.26. Procedure for public and medical assistance application

§ 4–205.27. Failure to determine eligibility within time requirement

§ 4–205.28. Income application in determining need for family receiving more than 1 assistance payment

§ 4–205.29. Income status of loans and grants

§ 4–205.30. Definitions

§ 4–205.31. Application for benefits required

§ 4–205.32. Establishment of net payment received

§ 4–205.33. Treatment of lump-sum payments and settlements

§ 4–205.34. Treatment of accrued statutory benefits. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.35. Failure of recipients to report promptly. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.36. Work incentive allowances disregarded

§ 4–205.37. Standard for income and resource determination

§ 4–205.38. Availability of income and resources

§ 4–205.39. Earned income. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.40. Resources in kind

§ 4–205.41. Emergency applicant may retain automobile

§ 4–205.42. Definitions relating to incapacity and disability

§ 4–205.42a. Eligibility for General Public Assistance. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.43. Participation in labor dispute; pregnancy

§ 4–205.44. Amount. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.45. Standard for requirements exceptions. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.46. Meal standard. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.47. Nursing care standard

§ 4–205.48. Standards of assistance adopted and applied

§ 4–205.49. Special living arrangements

§ 4–205.50. Costs of training and employment

§ 4–205.51. Denial of monthly benefits

§ 4–205.51a. TANF Universal Service Delivery Model

§ 4–205.51b. Annual comparative review

§ 4–205.52. Determination of amount of public assistance payments for assistance unit; standards of assistance enumerated

§ 4–205.53. Reconsideration of grants; modification of amount; duty of recipient to notify Mayor of change of circumstances; grants under General Public Assistance Program for Unemployables

§ 4–205.54. TANF assistance unit monthly report

§ 4–205.55. Timely and adequate notice of action to discontinue, etc., assistance

§ 4–205.56. Information from source other than recipient

§ 4–205.57. Consequences of failure to request hearing or submit additional information to clarify eligibility

§ 4–205.58. Consideration of additional information

§ 4–205.59. Effect of pending hearing

§ 4–205.60. Benefits pending hearing. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.61. Definitions

§ 4–205.62. Establishment of a Demonstration Project. [Repealed]

§ 4–205.63. Eligibility for public assistance; home living requirement

§ 4–205.64. Failure to meet home living requirement; notice

§ 4–205.65. Eligibility for public assistance; learnfare

§ 4–205.66. Failure to meet school attendance requirements; notice

§ 4–205.67. Expansion of Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills and Alternative Work Experience Programs

§ 4–205.68. Duties of the Mayor

§ 4–205.69. Denial of assistance for fraudulent misrepresentation of residency

§ 4–205.70. Denial of assistance for fugitive felons and probation and parole violators

§ 4–205.71. Granting cash and food assistance benefits to drug felons

§ 4–205.72. POWER — Establishment; eligibility

§ 4–205.72a. POWER — Additional eligibility

§ 4–205.73. POWER — Application

§ 4–205.74. POWER — Medical review

§ 4–205.75. POWER — Redetermination of eligibility

§ 4–205.76. POWER — Participation in activities to assist in achieving self-sufficiency

§ 4–205.77. POWER — Failure to participate in self-sufficiency activities

§ 4–205.78. POWER — Amount of assistance

§ 4–205.79. POWER — No creation of an entitlement

§ 4–205.80. POWER — Medicaid eligibility

§ 4–205.81. Diversion payments

§ 4–205.82. Provision of information concerning the Earned Income Credit