Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally

  1. Law
  2. South Carolina Code of Laws
  3. Social Services
  4. Public Aid, Assistance And Relief Generally

Checkout our iOS App for a better way to browser and research.

Section
43-5-10

Implementation and administration of public welfare program; regulations.

Section
43-5-15

Applications for assistance; manner and form.

Section
43-5-20

Payments to support needy child and eligible caretaker; counseling for recipient where aid not being used in best interests of child; appointment of protective payee.

Section
43-5-24

Provision of information regarding contraception and family planning.

Section
43-5-25

Wilful use of payment for purpose not in best interests of child; protective payee.

Section
43-5-30

Overpayments and underpayments; recoupment or correction.

Section
43-5-40

Unlawful publication or other use of records; penalty.

Section
43-5-45

Notice by department of intended action.

Section
43-5-50

One-time grant in event assistance check lost, stolen or destroyed.

Section
43-5-60

Assistance subject to future legislation; no claim against State.

Section
43-5-65

Application of eligibility.

Section
43-5-70

Identification and proof of residence; verification of employment, income and other information; absence from State.

Section
43-5-75

Information from banks concerning applicant or recipient of aid.

Section
43-5-95

Aid to eighteen-year-old full-time students who are in secondary school or other equivalent training.

Section
43-5-120

Request for income tax return; use of information contained in return; notice to recipient; referral to authorities of violations of law.

Section
43-5-125

"Living with" defined; verification of child's residence.

Section
43-5-130

Consideration of income of relative.

Section
43-5-140

Annual notification of eligibility and reporting requirements; duty to report; failure to report; change in eligibility.

Section
43-5-145

Investigation of application.

Section
43-5-148

Date on which assistance shall begin.

Section
43-5-150

Appeal to State department; proceedings; further appeals.

Section
43-5-155

Appeal if application not acted upon within specified time.

Section
43-5-160

Review by state department on own motion or request of applicant.

Section
43-5-165

Investigation, hearing, and decision by state department.

Section
43-5-170

Subpoenas, oaths and examinations of witnesses.

Section
43-5-175

Effect of state department's decision on county department.

Section
43-5-180

Charges and fees for representing applicants or recipients of assistance.

Section
43-5-185

Public officers prohibited from attempting to influence decisions regarding applications for assistance; penalty.

Section
43-5-190

Payments to be exempt from taxes, levy or other process; payments to be inalienable and unassignable; bankruptcy.

Section
43-5-200

Endorsement when recipient dies after issuance of check.

Section
43-5-220

Obtaining support payments from absent parents; amount; proceedings.

Section
43-5-222

Portion of child support payments to be paid to welfare recipients; department to be reimbursed.

Section
43-5-225

Central registry of records; assistance of other agencies; availability of records.

Section
43-5-230

Public Welfare Cooperative Support Program Fund.

Section
43-5-235

Reimbursement of local entities for costs of child support collection and paternity determination program.

Section
43-5-240

Execution of cooperative support program agreement.

Section
43-5-245

Time and forms for submission of plans for operating program; execution of contract upon approval.

Section
43-5-310

General assistance to handicapped or unfortunate persons who are unable to support themselves.

Section
43-5-320

General assistance to certain persons who are essential to welfare of others.

Section
43-5-330

Application for assistance.

Section
43-5-340

Investigation of application; visit to applicant's home.

Section
43-5-350

Grant of assistance; amount.

Section
43-5-400

Definitions.

Section
43-5-410

Cooperation with federal government; administration of funds.

Section
43-5-420

Application for aid.

Section
43-5-430

Investigation and report.

Section
43-5-440

Grant for aid; denial of aid; appeal.

Section
43-5-450

Amount of grants.

Section
43-5-460

Estimate of amount needed per county.

Section
43-5-470

Federal funds for aid to dependent children.

Section
43-5-580

Enforcement of support obligations of absent parents.

Section
43-5-590

Powers and duties of Department of Social Services in accordance with approved child support plan.

Section
43-5-598

Definitions; new hire directory; employee to file report; access to information in directory.

Section
43-5-600

Applicability of legal process, brought to enforce child or spousal support obligations, to payments by State.

Section
43-5-610

Maintenance of central registry of records; availability of records.

Section
43-5-620

Establishment of uniform system of information clearance and retrieval; information to be furnished by bureaus of employment security and motor vehicles; confidential or privileged information.

Section
43-5-630

Proration of intermittent income received by applicants for assistance.

Section
43-5-910

Short title; definitions.

Section
43-5-920

Administration.

Section
43-5-930

Implementation and enforcement in general.

Section
43-5-940

Department's authority.

Section
43-5-950

Criminal sanctions.

Section
43-5-960

Civil sanctions.

Section
43-5-970

Appeals.

Section
43-5-1105

State welfare policy.

Section
43-5-1110

Definitions.

Section
43-5-1115

Employment and training for those receiving assistance.

Section
43-5-1120

Welfare agreements; leave from employment for family planning services; employment and training components of receiving assistance.

Section
43-5-1125

Sanctions for failing to comply with welfare agreement.

Section
43-5-1130

County departmental goals for hiring welfare recipients.

Section
43-5-1135

State agency goals to recruit and employ welfare recipients.

Section
43-5-1140

Labor market and occupational information to be provided to department.

Section
43-5-1145

Cash assistance payments paid as wage subsidy or tax credit.

Section
43-5-1150

Job Training and Partnership Act incentive funds.

Section
43-5-1155

Entrepreneurial development.

Section
43-5-1160

Relocation assistance.

Section
43-5-1165

Teen parent independence initiative.

Section
43-5-1170

Time limited welfare and exceptions.

Section
43-5-1175

No increase in welfare with increase in number of children.

Section
43-5-1180

Participation in work support required when child is one year old.

Section
43-5-1185

Family skills training program.

Section
43-5-1190

Eligibility denied on ground of alcohol or drug problem; treatment program required.

Section
43-5-1195

Eligibility based on parent's support and employment revised.

Section
43-5-1200

Vehicle and other asset limits.

Section
43-5-1205

Interest income and dividends to be excluded.

Section
43-5-1210

Minor child's income to be excluded.

Section
43-5-1215

Welfare recipients under age eighteen must attend school.

Section
43-5-1220

Minor mother must live with minor's parents to receive welfare; exceptions.

Section
43-5-1225

Outreach and information programs.

Section
43-5-1230

Family to be served as a whole.

Section
43-5-1235

Increased health care access through existing resources.

Section
43-5-1240

Transitional Medicaid and child care.

Section
43-5-1245

Federal child care funds must be sought.

Section
43-5-1250

Endorsement of statewide mass transit network.

Section
43-5-1255

Adult education initiatives.

Section
43-5-1260

Technical education partnership initiatives.

Section
43-5-1265

Simplification of application forms.

Section
43-5-1270

Information on absent parent required.

Section
43-5-1275

Electronic data interchange standards.

Section
43-5-1280

Review of federal and state procurement and purchasing regulations.

Section
43-5-1285

Annual report.