Section 40-5.2-1. – Short title.
§ 40-5.2-1. Short title. This chapter is hereby entitled “The Rhode Island works program,” and is Rhode Island’s welfare to work program. History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
Section 40-5.2-10. – Necessary requirements and conditions.
§ 40-5.2-10. Necessary requirements and conditions. The following requirements and conditions shall be necessary to establish eligibility for the program. (a) Citizenship, alienage, and residency requirements. (1) A person shall be a resident of the State of Rhode Island. (2) Effective October 1, 2008, a person shall be a United States citizen, or shall meet […]
Section 40-5.2-11. – Cash assistance.
§ 40-5.2-11. Cash assistance. (a) A family or assistance unit found by the department to meet the eligibility criteria set forth in this chapter shall be eligible to receive cash assistance as of the date a signed, written application, signed under a penalty of perjury, is received by the department. (b) The family members or […]
Section 40-5.2-12. – Work requirements for receipt of cash assistance.
§ 40-5.2-12. Work requirements for receipt of cash assistance. (a) The department of human services and the department of labor and training shall assess the applicant/parent or non-parent caretaker relative’s work experience, educational, and vocational abilities, and the department, together with the parent, shall develop and enter into a mandatory, individual employment plan in accordance […]
Section 40-5.2-13. – Income deeming.
§ 40-5.2-13. Income deeming. Parent, stepparent, grandparent, and sponsor income deeming. (a) Parents. For purposes of determining eligibility for and the amount of cash assistance to which a family is entitled under this chapter, the income of a child shall include the income of his/her parent(s). For purposes of this section, the term “income” has […]
Section 40-5.2-14. – Reporting of income and resources by participants.
§ 40-5.2-14. Reporting of income and resources by participants. All participants are responsible for reporting changes in income, resources, family composition or other factors that can affect the family’s eligibility or payment level within ten (10) days of the change in circumstances. History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
Section 40-5.2-15. – Reporting absence.
§ 40-5.2-15. Reporting absence. Whenever adult family member(s) become aware that a minor child in their household has been or will be temporarily absent from the home, the adult family member(s) have the responsibility to report such absence of a minor child from the home by the end of the five-day (5) period that begins […]
Section 40-5.2-16. – Minimum payment.
§ 40-5.2-16. Minimum payment. No payment of assistance under § 40-5.2-11(e) shall be made for any month if the amount of such payment would be less than ten dollars ($10.00), but a family with respect to whom a payment of assistance is denied solely by reason of this section shall otherwise be deemed to be […]
Section 40-5.2-17. – Assistance not assignable; exemption from process.
§ 40-5.2-17. Assistance not assignable; exemption from process. Except as otherwise provided for herein, cash assistance shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and none of the money paid or payable under this chapter shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of […]
Section 40-5.2-18. – Up-front cash program.
§ 40-5.2-18. Up-front cash program. The department has the authority under this chapter to develop a non-assistance up-front cash program for recipients in accordance with federal TANF guidelines. History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
Section 40-5.2-19. – Appropriate child care necessary for work requirement.
§ 40-5.2-19. Appropriate child care necessary for work requirement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no single parent, or both parents meeting all other program requirements, shall be required to work or participate in employment plan activities or rehabilitative plan activities to the extent that appropriate child care is necessary for the parent to […]
Section 40-5.2-2. – The Rhode Island works program — Statement of purpose.
§ 40-5.2-2. The Rhode Island works program — Statement of purpose. (a) The purpose of the Rhode Island works program is to help parents who are eligible for cash assistance to support their children by preparing for, accepting, and retaining employment. It is the intent of the Rhode Island general assembly that the Rhode Island […]
Section 40-5.2-20. – Childcare assistance — Families or assistance units eligible.
§ 40-5.2-20. Childcare assistance — Families or assistance units eligible. (a) The department shall provide appropriate child care to every participant who is eligible for cash assistance and who requires child care in order to meet the work requirements in accordance with this chapter. (b) Low-income child care. The department shall provide child care to […]
Section 40-5.2-21. – Eligibility for medical benefits.
§ 40-5.2-21. Eligibility for medical benefits. (a) Every member of any family/assistance unit eligible for cash assistance under this chapter shall be eligible for medical assistance through the RIte Care or RIte Share programs, as determined by the department, subject to the provisions of § 40-8-1(d) and provided, further, that eligibility for medical assistance, must […]
Section 40-5.2-22. – Emergency expenses.
§ 40-5.2-22. Emergency expenses. (a) To the extent that the department has allocated resources for this purpose, the department is authorized to provide assistance to families receiving assistance in accordance with this chapter to meet emergency needs that cannot be met with the cash resources available to the family. The emergency assistance shall be limited […]
Section 40-5.2-23. – Post-employment incentive bonus.
§ 40-5.2-23. Post-employment incentive bonus. The family/assistance unit may be eligible for an incentive bonus payment, if the participant is employed and is working at least thirty (30) hours per week or more for a single-parent family and thirty-five (35) hours per week for a two-parent family at the time of closure on cash assistance […]
Section 40-5.2-24. – Overpayment and underpayment of benefits.
§ 40-5.2-24. Overpayment and underpayment of benefits. The department shall promptly take all necessary steps to correct any overpayment or underpayment of cash assistance paid under this chapter, and, in the case of: (1) An overpayment to an individual who is a current recipient of cash assistance (including a recipient whose overpayment occurred during a […]
Section 40-5.2-25. – Hearings.
§ 40-5.2-25. Hearings. Any applicant, recipient, or participant aggrieved because of a decision by the department, including but not limited to, a decision regarding eligibility for benefits, the amount of benefits, terms of an employment plan, or a delay in making a decision with respect to an application for assistance shall be entitled to an […]
Section 40-5.2-26. – Records as to assistance.
§ 40-5.2-26. Records as to assistance. (a) All records pertaining to the administration of public assistance pursuant to this chapter and chapter 8 of this title are hereby declared to constitute a confidential matter. (b) In furtherance thereof: (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to make use of, or cause to be used, […]
Section 40-5.2-27. – Department of human services.
§ 40-5.2-27. Department of human services. (a) Except as otherwise provided for herein, the director of the department of human services is responsible for implementation of this chapter. (b) No later than March 1 of each year, the director shall submit a plan to the general assembly showing how, within available resources, the department expects […]