426-9        TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE AND INTERIM ASSISTANCE

A Temporary Assistance applicant may apply for APA 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 APA 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 APA and SSI Supplemental Security Income benefits, but may not receive Interim Assistance while awaiting the decision on the APA and SSI Supplemental Security Income applications.