afdc tanf benefits
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) replaced AFDC, AFDC administration, the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) program, and the Emergency Assistance (EA) program with a cash welfare block grant called the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. A child will not be eligible if born to or adopted by a TANF recipient more than 10 months after an applicant begins to receive TANF payments. The Division of Child Support Enforcement will send all support collected for this child directly to the family. This support will not count as income in the TANF program. Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was established by the Social Security Act of 1935 as a grant program to enable states to provide cash welfare payments for needy children who had been deprived of parental support or care because their father or mother was absent from the home, incapacitated, deceased, or unemployed. About the Program. The TANF program provides eligible families with a monthly cash payment to meet their basic needs. For a child to be eligible he must be: Under age 18, or if 18, will graduate from high school before age 19. Going to school regularly if he is between the ages of five and 18. Living with a parent or other relative. Key elements of TANF include a lifetime limit of five years (60 months) on the amount of time a family with an adult can receive assistance funded with federal funds, increasing work participation rate requirements which states must meet, and broad state flexibility on program design. To qualify for TANF, a person must: 1  Be pregnant or have a child under age 19 who lives with them. 2  Live in Illinois. 3  Be a U.S. citizen or meet certain immigration requirements.  Develop a plan for becoming self-sufficient and follow it. Family Assistance. The Family Assistance Division administers programs funded by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant designed to provide benefits and services to needy families with children so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives. What is the purpose of this service? The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides temporary financial assistance for pregnant women and families with one or more dependent children. TANF provides financial assistance to help pay for food, shelter, utilities, and expenses other than medical. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Cash Assistance. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance provides monthly cash benefits to very low-income families based on eligibility standards set by the states. Unlike its predecessor, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), TANF is not an entitlement program, meaning eligible families are not guaranteed benefits. This document summarizes the basic provisions of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program. TANF 101. This document is a collection of the statutory and regulatory provisions of federal law related to the TANF Maintenance of Effort Requirement. MOE Resource Material. This is the Annual Report submitted for 2010 - 2011.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance provides monthly cash benefits to very low-income families based on eligibility standards set by the states.