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Scott County staff propose tighter residency rules for General Assistance to limit benefits to county residents
Summary
County social-services staff proposed changes to Policy 37 to require established domicile, deny deposits and first-month rent payments, remove mortgage assistance, and narrow bus-ticket approval rules to ensure assistance serves Scott County residents and to control a projected $35,000 FY26 budget pressure.
Lori Elam, a Scott County general-assistance official, presented proposed revisions to Policy 37 during the Dec. 4 Board of Supervisors meeting, saying the changes aim to ensure county funds serve Scott County residents and to keep spending within projected FY26 limits.
Elam described the program's current services — rent, utilities, bus tickets and cremation — and said the county frequently serves people who are passing through on interstate highways or who relocated but have not established local ties. She cited "Iowa code chapter 252" (support of the poor) as…
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