{"text":"\n     Assistance in the form of in-kind benefits, in-kind orders, electronic benefit transfers, or emergency checks shall be used: \n     (a)     As aid payments.\n     (b)     For applicants and recipients who declare themselves to be homeless. Applicants and recipients are required to provide a verifiable rent receipt, or verifiable documentation of shared housing, or verifiable documentation of rent-free housing. Self-declared homeless applicants and recipients shall receive in-kind benefits for housing, utilities, and meals. If in-kind benefits are not available, such applicants and recipients shall receive the cash assistance equivalent to the income-in-kind value of housing, utilities, and/or meals, whichever is not available, if otherwise eligible for these amounts. Failure to comply with the rules of a housing program that results in ejection from that housing program will be considered failure to satisfy the requirements for continuing eligibility for aid and will result in discontinuance from the General Assistance Program, subject to the notice and hearing provisions of this Article. \n     (c)     For Eligible persons awaiting transportation arrangements, provided that aid shall not exceed one week.\n     (d)     For Eligible homeless persons awaiting admission into a hospital or institution.\n     (e)     For Persons who have demonstrated inability to handle cash payments for necessities of life.\n(Amended by Ord. 271-81, App. 5/21/81; Ord. 152-98, App. 5/8/98; Proposition N, 11/5/2002; Ord. 193-03, File No. 030871, App. 7/25/2003; Ord. 93-07, File No. 070208, App. 4/27/2007) \n\n","heading":{"title":"20","chaptersection":"59.3","identifier":"20.59.3","catch_text":"AID PAYMENTS; IN-KIND AID."}}