To be eligible for this benefit program, applicants must be a resident of the state in which they apply, and a citizen, legal alien or qualified alien. You must be unemployed or underemployed and have low or very low income. You must also be one of the following: Have a child 18 years of age or younger, or Be pregnant, or Be 18 years of age or younger and the head of your household.
The Emergency Rental Assistance program makes funding available to government entities to assist households that are unable to pay rent or utilities.
Public assistance refers to assistance programs that provide either cash assistance or in-kind benefits to individuals and families from any Public assistance refers to assistance programs that provide either cash assistance or in-kind benefits to individuals and families from any governmental entity. There are two major types of public assistance programs; social welfare programs and social insurance programs.
Government accepts that it has a responsibility to care for people who cannot take care of themselves. When people are too young, sick, old or injured to look after themselves, then government will provide social support where possible. This kind of support is called 'social assistance'.
The Social Assistance Act 13 of 2004 intends: to provide for the rendering of social assistance to persons; to provide for the mechanism for the rendering of such assistance; to provide for the establishment of an inspectorate for social assistance; and. to provide for matters connected therewith
