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STATE OF CONNECTICUT TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) STATE PLAN 2024-2026

Effective Date: 10/1/23 – 9/30/26 ☐ Initial Submission Date: 12/31/2023 ☒ Revision Date: 04/15/2024 Page: 45

20% for the months in which earnings are between 171% and 230% of the FPL. Unearned income must be less than the department’s standard of need for a family to be eligible for TFA. Earned income from temporary employment with the U.S. Census Bureau in support of decennial censuses, including but not limited to positions as enumerators or post-enumeration surveyors, is excluded in TFA eligibility determinations.

The resource limit is $6,000. Families are allowed to own a vehicle with an equity value less than $9,500 or a vehicle used to transport a disabled family member.

Benefits are paid through electronic benefits transfer into an account that may be accessed by the eligible family or through direct deposit to the recipient’s own bank account. The department may limit a person’s control over an account through restricted payment or by providing payment directly to a third party when it has been determined that the person has mismanaged his or her finances.

Connecticut’s Appeals Process

Connecticut provides timely and adequate notice prior to taking an adverse action and provides opportunities for the recipients who have been adversely affected to be heard in a state administered appeals process. There are set time limits for requesting and holding hearings and issuing decisions. Hearings are presented before impartial hearing officers. Clients are allowed to present a case, bring witnesses, ask questions, and cross- examine. If the client is unhappy with the decision, he or she may request reconsideration or appeal to the courts.