3018 General Assistance (GA)
General Assistance is a State funded cash assistance program available to families and unemployable individuals who meet the financial eligibility requirements of the program and who are ineligible for TANF and SSI with the following exception: A child's caretaker, who is otherwise eligible for GA and who is not the child's parent, may choose to receive GA instead of TANF. EXAMPLE: A woman with no income is unemployable and is the caretaker of a seven year old niece. The woman may choose to receive GA for herself and be payee only for the TANF grant for her niece, or she may be included in the TANF unit with her niece. Married or unmarried couples living with their children as a family unit that are not eligible for TANF or TANF-UP are technically eligible for GA. EXAMPLE:A couple lives with their children as a unit. Both parents are healthy and unemployed. Neither parent meets work quarter requirements for TANF-UP. The family is technically eligible to receive GA. 14 DE Reg. 304 (10/01/10)