426-9        TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE AND INTERIM ASSISTANCE

A Temporary Assistance applicant may apply for APAAdult Public Assistance and be found eligible to receive Interim Assistance.  However, the Temporary Assistance program considers Interim Assistance payments as countable income, and will reduce or terminate Temporary Assistance benefits because of countable Interim Assistance payments.  The APAAdult Public Assistance applicant shall be informed of this provision and given the choice of whether or not he or she wishes to receive Interim Assistance while his or her eligibility for Temporary Assistance is being determined.

A Temporary Assistance recipient is not eligible for Interim Assistance.  Once a Temporary Assistance applicant is found eligible to receive Temporary Assistance benefits, eligibility for Interim Assistance ends.  A Temporary Assistance recipient may apply for APAAdult Public Assistance and SSISupplemental Security Income benefits, but may not receive Interim Assistance while awaiting the decision on the APAAdult Public Assistance and SSISupplemental Security Income applications.