UPM 1005 - Rights of Applicants and Recipients

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICESPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 05-10-10 Transmittal: UP-10-03 1005 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Rights and Responsibilities POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: ALL Rights of Applicants and Recipients PROGRAMS ______________________________________________________________________________

Subject: ______________________________________________________________________________

1005 An applicant or recipient of Public Assistance or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has certain rights which are guaranteed by the United States Constitution, the Social Security Act, the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). As the agency which administers the Public Assistance and SNAP programs in the state, the Department of Social Services is responsible to provide such services in a manner that conforms to the requirements of the foregoing laws.

This chapter describes the rights to which all applicants and recipients of assistance are entitled under state and federal law.