DAR File No. 37947

Workforce Services, Employment Development

Rule R986-400

General Assistance

Notice of Proposed Rule

(Amendment)

DAR File No.: 37947
Filed: 08/29/2013 02:23:39 PM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

The purpose of this amendment is to change the eligibility start date for General Assistance.

Summary of the rule or change:

Assistance for a General Assistance applicant will begin the month after the month when the application was received. This is a cost savings measure with the hope that we can serve more eligible individuals by delaying the start date to the beginning of the next month.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Subsection 35A-1-104(4)
• Section 35A-3-401
• Section 34A-3-402
• Section 35A-1-104

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

There will be no costs or savings to the state budget because any potential savings will be used to serve more eligible individuals.

local governments:

There will be on costs of savings to local government because this is a state-funded program.

small businesses:

There will be no costs or savings to any small business. This is a state-funded program for individuals who cannot work.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

There will be no costs or savings to any persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local government entities. This is a state-funded program for individuals who cannot work. There are no compliance costs. Because General Assistance is time limited, if an eligible individual does not receive benefits during the month of application, that individual is still eligible for the same total number of months.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

There will be no compliance costs for affected persons as there are no costs or fees associated with these changes. Because General Assistance is time limited, if an eligible individual does not receive benefits during the month of application, that individual is still eligible for the same total number of months.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

There are no compliance costs associated with this change. There are no fees associated with this change. There will be no cost to anyone to comply with these changes. There will be no fiscal impact on any business.

Jon Pierpont, Executive Director

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Workforce Services
Employment Development
140 E 300 S
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111-2333

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Suzan Pixton at the above address, by phone at 801-526-9645, by FAX at 801-526-9211, or by Internet E-mail at spixton@utah.gov

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

10/15/2013

This rule may become effective on:

10/22/2013

Authorized by:

Jon Pierpont, Executive Director

R986. Workforce Services, Employment Development.

R986-400. General Assistance.

R986-400-401. Authority for General Assistance (GA) and Applicable Rules.

(1) The Department provides GA financial assistance pursuant to Section 35A-3-401, et seq. as funding permits.

(2) Rule R986-100 applies to GA, except as noted in this rule.

(3) Applicable provisions of R986-200 apply to GA except as noted in this rule.

(4) The citizenship and alienage requirements of the Food Stamp Program apply to GA.

 

R986-400-407. Income and Assets Limits, [and ]Amount of Assistance, and Assistance Start Date.

(1) The provisions of R986-200 are used for determining asset and income eligibility except;

(a) the income and assets of an SSI recipient living in the household are counted if that individual is legally responsible for the client;

(b) the total gross income of an alien's sponsor and the sponsor's spouse is counted as unearned income for the alien. If a person sponsors more than one alien, the total gross income of the sponsor and the sponsor's spouse is counted for each alien. Indigent aliens, as defined by 7 CFR 273.4(c)(3)(iv), are not exempt;

(c) one vehicle, with a maximum of $8,000 equity value, is not counted. The entire equity value of one vehicle equipped to transport a disabled individual is exempt from the asset limit even if the vehicle has a value in excess of $8,000 Beginning October 1, 2007, all motorized vehicles will be exempt.

(2) The financial assistance payment level is set by the Department and available for review at all Department local offices.

(3) If otherwise eligible, assistance will be paid effective the first day of the month following the month the application is received by the Department provided the application is completed within 30 days. If the application is not completed within 30 days, but is completed within 60 days, the first day the client can be eligible is the day all verification requested by the Department is received by the Department. If the application is not completed within 60 days, a new application is required. An application is complete when all information and verification requested by the Department has been provided by the applicant.

 

KEY: general assistance

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [September 1, 2011]2013

Notice of Continuation: September 8, 2010

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 35A-3-401; 35A-3-402