New State Policy Encourages Saving

New State Policy Encourages Saving - Effective May 1, 2010, case managers at Maryland’s local departments of social services (DSS) no longer count a customer’s cash resources when determining eligibility for Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) recipients. Prior to this policy, if a beneficiary or applicant’s bank account(s) exceeded $2,000, he/she would be disqualified from receiving cash assistance.