Section 4-205.31 - Application for benefits required(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the Mayor shall, as a condition of eligibility, require each public assistance applicant or recipient to apply for any benefits to which he or she may be eligible.(b) If a person applies for TANF and the Mayor determines that the applicant faces significant barriers to employment due to a physical or mental incapacity, the Mayor may consider the application to be an application for POWER, and may process the application as an application for POWER. A person may not apply for POWER without Mayoral approval.Apr. 6, 1982, D.C. Law 4-101, § 531, 29 DCR 1060; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-241, § 2(dd), 46 DCR 905.