{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.31","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-205.31","heading":"Application for benefits required.","body":"(a)\nSubject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the Mayor shall, as a condition of eligibility, require each public assistance applicant or recipient to apply for any benefits to which he or she may be eligible.\n\n(b)\nIf a person applies for TANF and the Mayor determines that the applicant faces significant barriers to employment due to a physical or mental incapacity, the Mayor may consider the application to be an application for POWER, and may process the application as an application for POWER. A person may not apply for POWER without Mayoral approval.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 2. Public Assistance.","Subchapter V. Public Assistance Programs."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-205.31","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c7e3a6855245cf11a90ca13c73541cc32efc76df194dc5db9e5ce69a1b560043","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.30","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}