The administrator will grant assistance to all eligible persons for a period that
is sufficient to meet their need but in no event may a grant of assistance cover a
period in excess of one (1) month (22 M.R.S.A. § 4309). Upon receiving a completed
and signed application the administrator will determine the applicant's eligibility
on the basis of a thirty-day prospective analysis.
When an applicant submits an incomplete or unsigned application, due to the twenty-four-hour
decision requirement placed on the GA administrator, the GA administrator shall render
a notice of "ineligibility" and advise the applicant that he or she has a right to
reapply as soon as he or she has the necessary information and/or as soon as is practicable
for the applicant.
Although eligibility is determined on a thirty-day basis, for reasons of administrative
efficiency the administrator may elect to disburse an applicant's assistance for shorter
periods of time, such as weekly, throughout the thirty-day period of eligibility.
When the administrator elects to disburse general assistance for a period of time
less than thirty (30) days, subsequent grants of assistance during that thirty-day
period may be issued pursuant to the initial determination of need unless the applicant's
financial situation changes substantially enough to warrant a redetermination of eligibility.
(Ord. of 4-28-2008, Art. VI, § 6.5)
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