§ 40-5.2-9. The Rhode Island works program — General eligibility requirements.
(a) All families who wish to make application to the department of human services for assistance under this chapter shall have the opportunity to do so.
(b) Cash assistance shall be provided to eligible needy families only with dependent children who meet all the requirements of this chapter.
(c) Eligibility for benefits provided in accordance with this chapter is determined on a family or assistance unit basis.
(d) The following persons shall be included in the assistance unit, unless the person receives state supplemental assistance or supplemental security benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq., if living in the same household with any dependent child: all minor blood-related, step, or adoptive brothers and sisters, and all natural, step, or adoptive parents of the children, including cohabitating adults who share a minor child.
(e) A minor parent may be in the assistance unit that may also include all natural, step, or adoptive parents of the minor parent and all minor blood-related, step or adoptive brothers and sisters.
(f) If the parents are not residing together, a child shall be considered residing with the parent who has physical custody of the child the majority of the time. If the child resides with the parents in their separate households equal time, the parent who applies for assistance for that child first in time shall be the eligible parent.
(g) Each person in the assistance unit shall develop all potential sources of income for which the person may be eligible. Each person shall apply for the income, cooperate in applying for the income, and accept the income if eligible.
(h) Eligibility for cash assistance exists if the assistance unit’s net income is less than the payment standard for the assistance group size.
History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program
Section 40-5.2-1. - Short title.
Section 40-5.2-2. - The Rhode Island works program — Statement of purpose.
Section 40-5.2-3. - Legislative intent.
Section 40-5.2-5. - Rhode Island works — Promotion of work.
Section 40-5.2-7. - Work participation rates.
Section 40-5.2-8. - Definitions.
Section 40-5.2-9. - The Rhode Island works program — General eligibility requirements.
Section 40-5.2-10. - Necessary requirements and conditions.
Section 40-5.2-11. - Cash assistance.
Section 40-5.2-12. - Work requirements for receipt of cash assistance.
Section 40-5.2-13. - Income deeming.
Section 40-5.2-14. - Reporting of income and resources by participants.
Section 40-5.2-15. - Reporting absence.
Section 40-5.2-16. - Minimum payment.
Section 40-5.2-17. - Assistance not assignable; exemption from process.
Section 40-5.2-18. - Up-front cash program.
Section 40-5.2-19. - Appropriate child care necessary for work requirement.
Section 40-5.2-20. - Childcare assistance — Families or assistance units eligible.
Section 40-5.2-21. - Eligibility for medical benefits.
Section 40-5.2-22. - Emergency expenses.
Section 40-5.2-23. - Post-employment incentive bonus.
Section 40-5.2-24. - Overpayment and underpayment of benefits.
Section 40-5.2-25. - Hearings.
Section 40-5.2-26. - Records as to assistance.
Section 40-5.2-27. - Department of human services.
Section 40-5.2-28. - Rules and regulations.
Section 40-5.2-29. - Noncustodial parents — Employment obligations.
Section 40-5.2-30. - Fraudulently obtaining assistance.
Section 40-5.2-31. - Authorization to pay assistance.
Section 40-5.2-32. - Cashing of assistance checks.
Section 40-5.2-33. - Child clothing allowance.
Section 40-5.2-34. - Screening for domestic violence — Waiver of program requirements.
Section 40-5.2-35. - Child support pass-through.
Section 40-5.2-36. - Appropriation of funds.
Section 40-5.2-37. - Severability.
Section 40-5.2-38. - Application and effect of this chapter on applicants and recipients.
Section 40-5.2-39. - References to the family independence program.