Section 49 Emergency Aid to the Elderly Disabled and Children Asset Limit
Chapter 117A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 3, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 3. A person shall not be eligible for assistance under the provisions of this chapter if said person is eligible to receive assistance under chapters 115 or 118 or is eligible to receive unemployment compensation under chapter 151A.
The department shall not consider ex-offenders, persons over the age of 45 with no recent work history or persons in residential treatment facilities as eligible solely by virtue of such status.
The department may base eligibility for assistance under this section, wholly or in part, on the amount of the applicant's or recipient's countable assets; provided that the department shall not determine an applicant or recipient to be ineligible for assistance under this chapter solely because such applicant or recipient has countable assets of less than $2,000.
Summary
This section establishes a minimum $2,000 countable asset limit for the Emergency Aid to the Elderly Disabled and Children program administered by the Department of Transitional Assistance.