(a) At least once per year, the Mayor may provide written notice regarding the federal Earned Income Tax Credit to each individual listed in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The notice specified in subsection (a) of this section may include information regarding the following:
(1) A summary of the eligibility requirements for the Earned Income Credit;
(2) The amount of the maximum allowable Earned Income Credit for different family sizes;
(3) A summary of the process for applying for the Earned Income Credit, including the process for receiving advanced payments of the credit; and
(4) A telephone number to call to receive additional information about the Earned Income Credit.
(c) The notice specified in subsection (a) of this section may be provided to:
(1) Each TANF head of an assistance unit;
(2) Each adult who receives Medicaid benefits or who is caring for a child who receives Medicaid benefits; and
(3) Each Food Stamp program head of household.
(Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 582; as added Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-241, § 4(g), 46 DCR 905.)
1981 Ed., § 3-205.82.
See notes to § 4-205.69.
For temporary (225 day) addition of section, see § 4(h) of Self-Sufficiency Promotion Temporary Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Law 12-230, April 20, 1999, law notification 46 DCR 4143).
Structure District of Columbia Code
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
§ 4–205.05a. General Assistance for Children program
§ 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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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 [Repealed]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
§ 4–205.19h. 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
§ 4–205.29. Income status of loans and grants
§ 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]
§ 4–205.41. 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
§ 4–205.54. 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
§ 4–205.58. Consideration of additional information
§ 4–205.59. Effect of pending hearing
§ 4–205.60. Benefits pending hearing. [Repealed]
§ 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
§ 4–205.68. 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