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Public Benefits Eligibility Workers
Individuals who interview applicants or recipients to determine eligibility for public assistance. They interpret and explain rules and regulations governing eligibility and grants, methods of payment and legal rights; record and evaluate personal and financial data to determine initial or continuing eligibility according to departmental directives; initiate procedures to grant, modify, deny, or terminate eligibility and grants for various aid programs; authorize monetary payments, and prepare and keep records of assigned cases.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.