203 TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) SR 98-10, 04/98 (FAM-A)

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) consists of 2 separate, yet related programs: the New Hampshire Employment Program (NHEP) and Family Assistance Program (FAP). Income and resource requirements are the same for both programs, but the FAP program has no work requirements. Both programs have a 60 month time limit for receipt of assistance.

TANF categorical program requirements for financial and medical assistance and medical assistance only (MA-only) include the presence of a dependent child in the household who meets all of the following:

• is deprived of the support or care of a parent,

• lives with a parent or specified relative, and

• is under 18 years of age or under age 20 and a full time student in high school or in a high school equivalency program.

Exception: Certain refugees who do not meet the categorical requirements for TANF may be eligible for Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) or Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA). See Part 247 , Refugee Assistance.