Title 16
1000 Administration
1000 Responsibility for the Administration of Delaware's Assistance Programs
The Department of Health and Social Services is the agency designated by the State as responsible for Delaware's public assistance programs. Within the Department, the Division of Social Services (DSS) administers these programs. The specific programs are those allowed under:
1. Title IV-A of the Social Security Act (the TANF Program and the Emergency Assistance Program);
2. Title 31 of the Delaware Code, Chapter 5 (the General Assistance Program);
3. Title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Refugee Resettlement Program);
4. Title 31 of the Delaware Code, Title XX of the Social Security Act, 7 CFR ยง273.7, and the CCDBG as
amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act of 1996 (the Child Care Subsidy
Program);
5. Title 31 of the Delaware Code, Chapter 9 (Food Stamp Employment and Training services); and
6. 7 U.S.C. Chapter 51 and Title 31 of the Delaware Code, Chapter 6 (the Food Stamp Program).
Included in this manual are technical and financial eligibility rules for the following programs:
1. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
2. The General Assistance Program
3. The Food Stamp Program
4. The Refugee Resettlement Program
5. The Child Care Subsidy Program
6. The Emergency Assistance Program
7. Employment and Training Services
12 DE Reg. 453 (10/01/08)
