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ADMINISTRATION
for CHILDREN and FAMILIES
TANF PROGRAM
REGION III
INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
No. 2003-06 Date:
TO: TANF Administrators
SUBJECT: Deeming of Sponsor’s Income and Resources to
Non-Citizens
The
attached Program Instruction explains the requirement in Title IV, Section 421
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of
1996 as amended, to attribute a sponsor’s income and resources to certain
non-citizens in determining the eligibility for and amount of a Federal
means-tested public benefit. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block
Grant program has been interpreted as a Federal means-tested public
benefit.
INQUIRIES: If you have any questions, please
contact the TANF Program Specialist for your State. Region III staff assignments for the TANF
program remain as follows:
Delaware,
Theresa Renfrow -- (215) 861-4027
Christina Tsichlis -- (215) 861-4061
Peg
Montgomery – (215) 861-4015
Eileen H. Friedman
TANF/CC Program Manager