Sec. 10. (a) The assistance shall be paid monthly to:
(1) the recipient; or
(2) the administrator of the county home if the local administrative unit designated by the division so designates;
upon warrant of the state comptroller from money appropriated to the division for that purpose.
(b) The state comptroller shall draw the warrants based upon a verified schedule of the recipients and the amount payable to each recipient, prepared and verified by the director of the division in accordance with awards made by the division.