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23. Assistance shall be given under this sub-title to any
dependent child who

(a) Has resided in this State for one year immediately
preceding the application for such assistance; or was born
within the State within one year immediately preceding
the application, and whose mother has resided in the State
one year immediately preceding the birth of said child;
and

(b) Is living in a suitable family home meeting the
standards of care and health, fixed by the laws of this
State and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant
thereto and in which home the child's particular religious
faith is fostered and protected.

24. The amount of assistance which shall be granted
for any dependent child shall be determined by the local
units with due regard to the resources and necessary ex-
penditures of the family and the conditions existing in each
case and shall be sufficient, when added to all other in-
come and support available to the child, to provide such
child with a reasonable subsistence compatible with de-
cency and health.

25. Application for assistance under this sub-title shall
be made to the local unit in which the dependent child
resides. The application shall be in writing or reduced to
writing in the manner and upon the form prescribed and
shall be verified by the oath of the applicant. The appli-
cation shall be made by the person having custody of the
dependent child and shall contain information as to the
age and residence of the child and such other information
as may be required. One application may be made for sev-
eral children of the same family if they reside with the
same person.

26. Whenever a local unit receives a notification of the
dependency of a child or an application for assistance, an
investigation and record shall promptly be made of the
circumstances to ascertain the dependency of the child or
the facts supporting the application made under this sub-
title, and such other information as may be required by the
State Department. The investigation shall include a visit
to the home of the child, and of the person who will have
the custody of the child during the time assistance is
granted. Each local unit and the State Department and