(This Policy Directive Obsoletes CD #80-28 and Replaces PB #09-80-OPE, PD #09-05-ELI and CD #02-01)
This policy directive has been revised to:
• indicate that the Proration Table for Computation of Immediate Needs Grants (Code 44) (M-696g) has been revised;
• provide additional instructions regarding the issuance of foodrelated immediate needs grants;
• update the list of items included in Personal Care Kits;
• update the instructions concerning the provision of assistance to prevent a utility shut-off;
• inform staff that a Goodwill Voucher or Special Grant Code 99 (Richmond Job Center and homebound applicants) may be issued for the lesser of the cost of the items needed to meet the emergency or the monthly preadded allowance for the household size;
• inform staff that the combination of Immediate Needs Code 44) grants and Goodwill Vouchers (or Code 99 cash equivalents) issued during the application process cannot exceed the maximum monthly preadded allowance for the household size;
• inform staff that they must enter New York City Work Accountability and You (NYCWAY) Action Code 101A when issuing Personal Care Kits and supplementary items;
• provide additional instructions concerning the issuance of Personal Care Kits and supplementary items;
• instruct JOS/Workers not to deduct Immediate Needs (Code 44) grants and Goodwill Vouchers (or Code 99 cash equivalents) provided to an applicant prior to the date of compliance for Family Assistance (FA) or before the end of the 45-day waiting period for Safety Net Assistance (SNA) from the first Food and Other (F&O) grant; and
• revise the examples outlining the way in which JOS/Workers must calculate the budget for the first semimonthly F&O grant for Cash Assistance (CA) participants.
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