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DE Temporary Assistance for Needy Families - Overview

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is Delaware's main cash assistance program for low-income families, administered by the Division of Social Services (DSS). The goal of TANF is to give people temporary help until they can get a job.

In Delaware, the TANF program is also referred to as ABC, for A Better Chance Welfare Reform Program.

NOTE: The other DSS cash assistance program is General Assistance (GA).

To be eligible for TANF, your Assistance Unit must be found financially eligible for assistance after all Unearned Income, Earned Income and resources available to your family are considered.

You must have also have a child under age 18 or be taking care of minor children you are related to (within a specified degree of relationship in order to qualify.

Delaware extends eligibility to women in their ninth month of pregnancy and to 18-year-old high school students who will graduate before turning 19.

Delaware's TANF Program is based on five key principles:

·      Work should pay more than welfare. (See TANF - Grant Amount.)

·      Participants must fulfill responsibilities to receive benefits. (See TANF - Contract of Mutual Responsibility.)

·      The benefits will be time-limited. (See TANF - Time Limits.)

·      Both parents are responsible for supporting their children.

·      Teenage pregnancy should be avoided, and two-parent families encouraged.

A contract of mutual responsibility emphasizes work, parental, and personal responsibilities:

·      Participating in work readiness programs. (See TANF Employment and Training.)

·      Seeking and accepting a job.

·      Accessing life skills counseling and educational opportunities.

·      Seeing that children stay in school.

·      Having children immunized.

·      Securing financial child support from both parents.

·      Receiving parent and family planning education.

The State of Delaware will provide:

·      Job Placement Assistance.

·      Education.

·      Child Care.

·      Health Care.

·      Life Skills Counseling.

·      Job Training.

·      Transportation Assistance.

·      Child Support Enforcement.

·      Temporary Cash Assistance.

See also:

DE General Assistance Overview

DE TANF - Financial Eligibility

DE TANF - Income Eligibility

DE TANF - Resource Eligibility

DE TANF - Pay-After-Performance Work Experience

DE TANF - Employment and Training - Education Possibilities

DE TANF - Employment and Training - Supportive Services

DE TANF - Sanctions for Non-cooperation

DE TANF - Time Limits

DE TANF Employment and Training Overview

DE DSS - Application Procedures

DE DSS - Change Reporting Requirements

DE DSS - Contact Information

Source:

http://www.state.de.us/dedo/delawareworkforce/

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DE Division of Social Services - Overview

DE Benefit Information System Overview

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