Title 31 — Welfare
34 chapters · 333 sections in this title.
31 Del. C. § 901. Purpose
0.5K chars
§ 901. Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to provide a time-limited opportunity for employable adults of families who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to earn their public assistance during the time they are receiving such assistance, obtain job skills, develop…
31 Del. C. § 902. Work requirements as to employable recipients of public assistance.
0.6K chars
§ 902. Work requirements as to employable recipients of public assistance. Employable persons receiving assistance from the Department of Public Welfare in the categories of general assistance or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families shall be required in accordance with this ch…
31 Del. C. § 903. Application for assignment of assistance recipients.
0.8K chars
§ 903. Application for assignment of assistance recipients. Whenever the governing body of a county, city or town within this State, or the board or executive officer of any state agency or other public agency or public institution or private nonprofit organization, has any work …
31 Del. C. § 904. Assignment of assistance recipients.
0.6K chars
§ 904. Assignment of assistance recipients. (a) Upon application as provided for in § 903 of this title, the Department of Public Welfare shall thereupon assign to such work project the required number of employable recipients of assistance according to their availability, provid…
31 Del. C. § 905. Requirements for work projects.
1.5K chars
§ 905. Requirements for work projects. (a) Recipients shall be assigned to perform only such work under this chapter as they are able, in the judgment of the Department of Public Welfare, to perform. Such work must serve a useful public purpose. (b) Recipients shall not perform w…
31 Del. C. § 906. Department to establish rules and regulations.
0.4K chars
§ 906. Department to establish rules and regulations. The Department of Health and Social Services shall establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for the efficient administration of this title and the achievement of the legislative intent expressed in § 901 of t…
31 Del. C. § 907. Workers’ compensation protection.
0.5K chars
§ 907. Workers’ compensation protection. All project workers will be covered under the State Workers’ Compensation Law with adequate protection through private insurance which provides for complete coverage for all workers on all projects, including disability by injury or occupa…
31 Del. C. § 908. Cooperative arrangements with Employment Security Commission of Delaware, State Board of Vocational Education and State Department of Education.
0.7K chars
§ 908. Cooperative arrangements with Employment Security Commission of Delaware, State Board of Vocational Education and State Department of Education. The Department of Public Welfare shall enter into cooperative arrangements with the Employment Security Commission of Delaware f…
31 Del. C. § 909. Effect of refusal to work.
0.6K chars
§ 909. Effect of refusal to work. The Department, as part of its authority pursuant to §§ 503, 512(1), 509 and 518 of this title, may establish sanctions for any assistance recipient who refuses without good cause to report for or to perform that work to which the recipient has b…
31 Del. C. § 910. Adjustments or recovery.
0.3K chars
§ 910. Adjustments or recovery. Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, no adjustment or recovery shall be made by the State or any political subdivision thereof on account of any payments which are correctly made for work performed under the terms of this chapter.31 Del. C. 195…
31 Del. C. § 911. Job training and placement by nonprofit corporations
0.7K chars
§ 911. Job training and placement by nonprofit corporations (a) The Department of Labor is authorized: (1) To refer welfare recipients to nonprofit corporations for training designed to improve employability and for job placement or job referral; and (2) to pay the sum of $500 to…