2026 TANF Income and Child Support Guide Does Child Support Count as Income for TANF? Receiving child support can affect your Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) eligibility or cash payment. However, the result depends on your state’s rules, how the support is collected, and whether the money is paid to your family. This guide…
TANF Case Management Guide · 2026 TANF Address Change Guide: How to Update Your Case After Moving Moving to a new home can affect more than your mailing address. If you receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), your benefits agency may need updated information. Therefore, reporting your move promptly can help prevent avoidable communication…
Single Father Cash Assistance Guide · 2026 Cash assistance options for single fathers Single fathers can apply for TANF and other family-assistance programs when they meet the same household, income and eligibility rules used for other custodial parents. Gender does not create a separate TANF category. Instead, the agency reviews your family, income, children, residence…
2026 Two-Parent Family Assistance Guide Cash Assistance for Two Parent Families: Who Qualifies and How to Apply Living together as two parents does not automatically prevent your family from receiving cash assistance. If your household has children and limited income, you may qualify for TANF or another state or tribal cash program. However, the agency…
Pregnancy Cash Assistance Guide · 2026 Cash assistance options during pregnancy Pregnancy can reduce work hours while adding medical, transportation, food and housing costs. If your household has little or no income, TANF or another state cash-assistance program may help before your baby is born. Pregnancy may qualify Some states allow TANF cash assistance during…
Grandfamily Cash Assistance Guide · 2026 Cash assistance options for grandparents raising grandchildren When a grandchild moves into your home, everyday costs can rise quickly. Food, clothing, school supplies, transportation and child care may all become your responsibility. Fortunately, several cash-assistance programs may help, but the right program depends on how the child came into…
TANF Child-Only Guide How TANF child-only cases work A TANF child-only case provides cash assistance for an eligible child while the adult caring for that child does not receive TANF for themselves. These cases commonly involve grandparents and other relative caregivers, parents receiving SSI, or children whose parents cannot receive TANF under certain program rules….
Cash + Food Assistance Guide · 2026 Can You Get TANF and SNAP Together? A family may qualify for TANF cash assistance and SNAP food benefits at the same time. Even so, the two programs use separate eligibility rules, household definitions, income calculations and benefit amounts. Can you receive both? Yes, when your household meets…
Kinship Care Cash Assistance Cash assistance for kinship care families When a child moves in with a grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling or another relative, household costs can rise almost overnight. Cash assistance may help with food, clothing, school needs, transportation and other basic expenses. However, the right program depends on how the child came into…
Cash Assistance + Health Coverage Guide · 2026 Can you get cash assistance and Medicaid together? Families often need help with more than one expense at the same time. TANF can provide temporary cash assistance, while Medicaid can cover eligible health-care costs. Receiving one program does not automatically prevent you from receiving the other. Can…