Section 5-406 - Granting of assistance. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-406. Granting of assistance.
 

(a)  In general.- The local department shall: 

(1) determine: 

(i) whether an applicant is eligible for assistance under this part; and 

(ii) in accordance with regulations that the Administration adopts, the amount of the assistance and the date on which the assistance will begin; and 

(2) notify the applicant of its decision. 

(b)  Frequency of payments.- Assistance shall be paid to the applicant monthly or as the Administration otherwise determines. 

(c)  Insufficient funds.- If the funds available are insufficient to make payments in accordance with the amount of assistance established to be needed, the Administration shall adopt regulations to provide for a uniform method of adjusting individual payments. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 88A, § 71; 2007, ch. 3, § 2.]