Purpose
The purpose of this release is to inform districts about changes to Emergency Assistance to Families (EAF), Part 372 of Office Regulations and to New York's TANF State Plan.
A. The regulatory changes include:
1. The addition of language to Office Regulation 372.2(a)(4) that appears in Social Services Law (SSL) but which was not included in the regulatory language requiring that the emergency situation must be one that was sudden, could not have been foreseen, and was beyond the applicant's control;
2. The removal of the $500 cap for the cost of repairs to recipient-owned homes;
3. Technical changes to remove language that is inconsistent with the categorical rules of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA); and
4. The addition of subdivision (f) to Office Regulation section 372.4 clarifies that EAF categorical eligibility as was in effect on September 30, 1995 shall apply to those children's services that qualify for EAF claiming only because those services were included in New York's approved ADC State Plan on that date. This clarification applies only to certain foster care cases that would not otherwise be eligible for EAF under federal welfare reform.
B. The TANF State Plan change established an income standard for the determination of financial eligibility for EAF. GIS 02 TA/DC030 dated November 19, 2002 informed districts about this change. GIS 03 TA/DC005 updated the poverty levels.
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