Cash Assistance

Determine whether another personal interview is required. Consider the following:

Period of time elapsed.

Number and types of changes in circumstances since the denial of benefits.

Reason for denial:

Whereabouts unknown (code 062).

Failure to provide required information (code 042).

Failure to apply for federal benefits (code 044).

Failure to reimburse a federal benefit (code 045).

Failure to supply proof of Social Security number (code 046).

Failure to keep an appointment (code 047).

Authorize benefits from the date eligibility is established (all eligibility factors are reviewed, required verification is provided, personal interview and an Agreement of Mutual Responsibility (AMR) completed, and rights and responsibilities are explained).