§ 5-406. Granting of assistance  


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  •    (a) In general. -- The local department shall:

       (1) determine:

          (i) whether an applicant is eligible for assistance under this part; and

          (ii) in accordance with regulations that the Administration adopts, the amount of the assistance and the date on which the assistance will begin; and

       (2) notify the applicant of its decision.

    (b) Frequency of payments. -- Assistance shall be paid to the applicant monthly or as the Administration otherwise determines.

    (c) Insufficient funds. -- If the funds available are insufficient to make payments in accordance with the amount of assistance established to be needed, the Administration shall adopt regulations to provide for a uniform method of adjusting individual payments.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 88A, § 71; 2007, ch. 3, § 2.