Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES
Subject 290-2-28 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM
Rule 290-2-28-.10 - Residency
Applicants and recipients must be residents of Georgia. Families moving into Georgia after receiving cash assistance from another state shall be paid cash assistance amount for their family size for which they would have received in the previous state of residence or the Georgia cash assistance amount whichever is less, for a period up to one year. This provision shall apply until the end of the twelfth month of residency in Georgia. In addition, families moving into Georgia from another state shall receive cash assistance only for the time period for which they would have been eligible in the previous state of residence or the time period permitted by Georgia, whichever is shorter.
O.C.G.A. Secs. 49-1-2, 49-2-6, 49-4-3, 49-4-183, 49-4-187.