(a) (1) The local department shall determine an amount of assistance that is sufficient, when added to all other income and support available to a recipient, to provide the recipient with a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health.
(2) In determining the amount of assistance, the local department shall consider the recipient’s available resources and necessary expenditures and the conditions existing for the recipient.
(b) In determining the amount of assistance, the local department shall consider support from children as a potential resource and evaluate the amount of the support and its availability to the recipient, in accordance with regulations that the Administration adopts.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 4 - State Public Assistance Programs
Part I - Public Assistance to Adults
Section 5-402 - Public Assistance to Adults Program
Section 5-403 - Eligibility for Assistance
Section 5-404 - Application for Assistance
Section 5-405 - Amount of Assistance
Section 5-406 - Granting of Assistance
Section 5-407 - Restrictions on Assistance
Section 5-408 - Appeals; Review and Oversight of Local Departments by Administration
Section 5-409 - Duties of Administration
Section 5-410 - Duties of Local Departments