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3.2.3 Emergency Assistance –Title IV-A As permitted in Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, South Carolina will continue to operate an Emergency Assistance Program as it was in effect in September 30, 1995.

Emergency Assistance is available to or on behalf of a needy child under the age of 18 and any other member of the family in which he/she is living; a needy child is defined as one without resources immediately available to meet his/her needs. Migrant workers are covered on a statewide basis. A. Kinds of Emergencies Covered: (1) Children who are the subject of a child abuse and/or neglect report and are at risk of removal from the home because of abuse, or neglect, or inability of parents to provide care. (2) Children who have been in Substitute Care less than six months and, with assistance can be reunited with their families. B. Kinds of Assistance Provided to Meet Emergency Situations: (1) Shelter cost, including rent/mortgage, utilities, fuel, and home repairs. (2) Emergency medical care and transportation, if not provided under other programs. (3) Emergency care, emergency foster care, or emergency residential group care for children separated from their families, including food, clothing, and supervision, if necessary, to effect reunification.

C. Kinds of Service Provided to Meet the Emergency Situations: (1) Information and referral, case management, counseling and in-home family services. (2) Parenting education and training and incidental homemaker support services. (3) Child and respite care.

3.2.4 Delivery of Services to Needy Families Services will be provided to needy families whose income is equal to or less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. There is no resource test in order to receive these services. Services provided in the following paragraph will meet goal one as stated in section 1.1 of this State Plan.