121-6 UNRESTRICTED OR UNCONDITIONAL PAYMENTS

Payments cannot be restricted or conditional.  A payment, to be unrestricted, must consist of an unconditional transfer and delivery of money to the payee.

Unrestricted payments are those which the payee is free to spend as he or she chooses.  The payment goes to the payee as a sum of money to be spent as the payee determines will best meet the recipient’s need.

If a DPA Division of Public Assistance staff member has reason to believe that ATAP Alaska Temporary Assistance Program payments are not being used by a recipient to meet the needs of the child (ren), and the result of this suggests the possibility that child abuse or neglect is occurring or likely to occur, he or she must file a report with the Office of Children’s Services ( OCS Office of Children's Services ).