WAG 06-03-01
Crisis Assistance payments may be provided 
to a family which is receiving or determined eligible to receive TANF, and demonstrates an immediate need under one of the following circumstances:
| Item Needed |
Circumstance Causing Crisis |
| Rent |
- Fire, flood or other natural disaster; or
- Eviction or court order to leave home; or
- Domestic or sexual violence.
|
| Furniture |
- Fire, flood or other natural disaster; or
- Domestic or sexual violence.
|
| Household Supplies |
- Fire, flood or other natural disaster; or
- Domestic or sexual violence.
|
| Clothing |
- Fire, flood or other natural disaster; or
- Domestic or sexual violence; or
- Lost or stolen cash.
|
| Food |
- Fire, flood or other natural disaster; or
- Domestic or sexual violence; or
- Lost or stolen cash; or
- Overnight lodging or travel during the day required to obtain medical care.
|
| Lodging |
Overnight lodging required to obtain medical care. |
| Transportation |
Travel required to obtain medical care. (See PM 20-22-00 for transportation that can be paid by HFS.) |
If a family lacks food because of fire, flood, or other disaster; the disaster does not render the family homeless and the need cannot be met through the SNAP Program. (Food cannot be approved to replace lost or stolen SNAP benefits.)
If a family is deprived of food or needed clothing because of lost or stolen cash, the amount issued for lost/stolen cash cannot exceed the amount that was lost and can never exceed the amount of the Payment Level.
Obtain prior approval from the Regional Office when a TANF family requests non-medical needs related to essential medical care and the needs cannot be met through a HFS Medicaid program or another source. Non-medical needs related to essential medical care include food, lodging and transportation.
Do not use Crisis Assistance to pay transportation expenses for routine office visits related to normal medical care.
