Division of Family and Economic Security, Bureau of Working Families

Emergency Assistance Manual

5.1.1 Payment Processing Overview

An EAEAEmergency Assistance Group that meets all financial and nonfinancial requirements is eligible to receive a payment. Agencies must complete all of the following steps to properly issue a timely payment: 

  1. Determine the payment amount (see 5.2.1); 
  2. Determine how and where to send the payment (see 5.3.1); and 
  3. Establish if a Payment Delay is necessary (see 5.4.2 and 5.4.3).