There is established in the treasury of the Virgin Islands a special fund to be known as the “Trust Fund for Welfare Purposes”, to be used for assisting needy persons who are unable to meet the eligibility requirements of the programs of the Department of Human Services. Payments shall be made from this fund in […]
(a) In cases where actual need exists, and to relieve serious hardships among the lowest income families, the Department of Human Services shall approve school clothing allowances to said needy families of not less than $60 per child per school year. (b) Applicants aggrieved with decisions of the Department may appeal as provided in section […]
The Commissioner of Human Services of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands shall make application to the United States Department of Agriculture for participation in the Food Stamp Plan established by the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended by Public Law 93–86, the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, and shall […]
(a) The Commissioner of Human Services, in accordance with said Food Stamp Program, shall apply for and receive food stamps from the issuing federal agency, shall sell the same to needy persons in St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John, certified for assistance by the Department of Human Services, in said amounts and for such […]
(a) There is hereby created and established a special revolving fund to be designated and referred to as the Food Stamp Welfare Fund. The Commissioner of Finance shall maintain and provide for the administration of said fund as a separate and distinct fund in the Treasury and no monies shall in the Treasury and no […]
(a) There is hereby established a Paternity and Child Support Revolving Fund as a special fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands. (b) The Commissioner of Finance is directed to maintain and provide for the administration of the Paternity and Child Support Revolving Fund as a separate and distinct fund in the Treasury, and […]
Public assistance shall be granted under this chapter to any needy individual who has not available sufficient income and resources to maintain a reasonable standard of health and well-being.
The rulemaking powers of the Commissioner shall include authority to establish rules and regulations and necessary procedures for the preparation of plans and for classifying and reporting expenditures made with respect to recipients of public assistance in such manner as to obtain the financial participation of Federal Government under Titles I, IV, and X of […]
The amount of assistance which a recipient shall receive shall be determinated in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commissioner, with due regard to his requirements and the conditions existing in his case and to the income and resources determined to be available to him from whatever source, and shall be sufficient to […]
Applications for public assistance under the provisions of this chapter shall be made in the manner and form prescribed by the Commissioner and shall contain such information as the Commissioner may require.
Whenever the Commissioner receives an application for public assistance under this chapter, he shall promptly make an investigation and record of the circumstances of the applicant in order to ascertain the facts supporting the application and to obtain such other information as may be required by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner.
The Commissioner shall determine, in accordance with his rules and regulations, whether the applicant is eligible for public assistance under the provisions of this chapter, the type and amount of public assistance he shall receive, and the date upon which such public assistance shall begin. Public assistance shall be paid in the manner prescribed by […]
