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STATE OF CONNECTICUT TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) STATE PLAN 2021-2023 B. FAMILY ASSISTANCE – MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT (MOE) PROGRAMS EFFECTIVE DATE 10/1/20 – 9/30/23  Initial Submission 12/29/20  Revision Page 11 This section, “Family Assistance – Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Programs,” outlines programs that provide assistance to needy families using state maintenance of effort (MOE) funds.

B. 1. Aliens - Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) - Department of Social Services Connecticut provides Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) to legal aliens who reside in the state. Eligibility criteria and benefit levels for aliens are the same as they are for citizens. TANF Purpose # 1: Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or the homes of relatives. Funding: Segregated State Program that utilizes state maintenance of effort funds to provide cash assistance to qualified aliens who are not eligible for federal TANF benefits solely due to their alien status.

B. 2. Non-Hardship Families - Department of Social Services Connecticut provides TFA benefits to families who have exhausted the federal 60 month limit on benefits, but have not exhausted the state’s 60 month limit and who do not meet the state’s hardship criteria. The exemption criteria for the state time limit are the same as the hardship criteria for the federal limit. When a family loses an exemption, they also lose the hardship designation. The state will continue to provide benefits to these families until they reach the state’s 60 month time limit. Eligibility criteria and benefit levels for these families are the same as they are for families who have not yet received 60 months of federal TANF benefits. TANF Purpose # 1: Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or the homes of relatives. Funding: Segregated State Program that utilizes state maintenance of effort funds.