706.410 Direct Deposit

(A) Requirements

(1) The grantee with an active account at a banking or financial institution shall have his or her grant deposited directly to that account.

(2) The grantee who establishes an account is required to cooperate with the Direct Deposit process.

Failure to meet these requirements shall result in the grantee being sanctioned in accordance with 106 CMR 706.410 (D).

(B) Exemptions

The local office director or designee may waive the Direct Deposit requirements when the bank or financial institution, is not accessible by public transportation. Exemptions are limited to the following situations:

(1) a grantee who does not have access to public transportation within one mile of his or her residence or within one mile of the financial institution; or

(2) a disabled grantee who can demonstrate that he or she would be unable to meet this requirement due to lack of accessible transportation services.

(C) Exception

Direct Deposit is not required when the grantee is a battered victim and the co-holder of the account has a history of physical or emotional abuse as provided in 106 CMR 704.120(B)(3)(a).

(D) Sanction for Noncompliance with Direct Deposit Requirement

A grantee who fails to comply with the Direct Deposit requirement shall be sanctioned by a denial or a reduction of cash benefits in an amount equal to his or her portion of the assistance grant. In an assistance unit with no other dependents, benefits shall be terminated.

A sanctioned TAFDC grantee is still subject to other TAFDC provisions including, but not limited to, Time-Limited benefits as provided in 106 CMR 703.120, and the Work Program requirements as provided in 106 CMR 703.150.

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