8503 - Eligibility.
§ 8503. Eligibility. In order to qualify for the Veterans' Emergency Assistance Program, applicants must demonstrate that: (1) They are eligible veterans or surviving dependents of eligible veterans. (2) They are domiciliaries of Pennsylvania who permanently reside exclusively in this Commonwealth. (3) They are not receiving monetary assistance payable under the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code. (4) They suffered a sudden or unexpected loss of income or other source of support such that they have a direct and immediate demonstrable financial need for assistance in order to provide themselves and their families with food, shelter, clothing, required medical care and other necessities of life.