---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 20.301"
title: "25"
number: "20.301"
heading: "What is the goal of General Assistance?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/20.301"
---

# §20.301. What is the goal of General Assistance?


The goal of the General Assistance program is to increase self-sufficiency. Each General Assistance recipient must work with the social services worker to develop and sign an Individual Self-Sufficiency Plan (ISP). The plan must outline the specific steps the individual will take to increase independence by meeting the goal of employment.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 13; Pub. L. 93-638; Pub. L. 98-473; Pub. L. 102-477; Pub. L. 104-193; Pub. L. 105-83.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted.