TANF cash assistance is a program providing temporary financial assistance to needy families. The receipt of TANF cash assistance is limited to 60 months in an adult's lifetime. Temporary financial assistance may be provided to the following families and individuals:
Temporary financial assistance will not be provided to the following:
Eligibility for TANF cash assistance is determined by evaluating specific nonfinancial and financial criteria established by federal and state regulations. Families and individuals must meet the following nonfinancial criteria:
Families and individuals must also meet the following financial criteria:
Following is a table showing different family sizes and the income amounts used to test for initial and on-going eligibility for the appropriate family size:
Family Size |
GMI |
Benefit Standard |
Payment Standard |
1 |
$ 522 |
$ 221 |
$281 |
2 |
703 |
298 |
376 |
3 |
884 |
375 |
472 |
4 |
1,066 |
452 |
568 |
5 |
1,249 |
530 |
664 |
6 |
1,430 |
607 |
759 |
7 |
1,611 |
684 |
855 |
8 |
1,793 |
761 |
951 |
9 |
1,974 |
838 |
1046 |
10 |
2,155 |
915 |
1142 |
11 |
2,337 |
991 |
1238 |
12 |
2,518 |
1,068 |
1333 |
13 |
2,699 |
1,145 |
1429 |
14 |
2,880 |
1,222 |
1525 |
15 |
3,062 |
1,299 |
1621 |
16 |
3,245 |
1,377 |
1716 |
17 |
3,426 |
1,454 |
1812 |
18 |
3,608 |
1,531 |
1908 |
19 |
3,789 |
1,608 |
2003 |
20 |
3,970 |
1,685 |
2099 |
GMI= Gross Monthly Income Standards effective 08/01/03;
Benefit Standard effective 08/01/03; Payment Standard effective 10/01/05
Page last updated: 04/28/2008