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title: O.C.G.A. § 49-4-187. Assistance for applicants moving into state after receiving assistance from another state.
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# O.C.G.A. § 49-4-187. Assistance for applicants moving into state after receiving assistance from another state.

An applicant who moves into this state after receiving assistance from another state under Part A of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, if otherwise eligible to receive assistance under the Georgia TANF Program, shall receive the same level of assistance for the same period of time under the same requirements and restrictions as a resident of this state; provided, however, that for a period not to exceed 12 months, such applicant shall receive the same amount of cash assistance as that applicant received in his or her previous state of residence, if such amount is lower than the amount of cash assistance paid to a comparable family unit in this state; provided, further, that an applicant who moves into this state shall be eligible to receive cash assistance for the same time period for which he or she would have been eligible in his or her previous state of residence, if such time period is shorter than the maximum time period permitted for receipt of assistance in this state.

## History

Code 1981, § 49-4-187, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1021, § 6.

## U.s. Code.

Part A of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.