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Net Income must be less than Payment Level. Countable Resources must be less than the SNAP Resource Limit.

D.C. code also provides for an annual increase in the TANF cash grant based on the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The average change since 1996 has been an increase of 2.4%. In addition to the annual increase, and in light of the fact that D.C.’s cash grant was largely stagnant since 1996, D.C. provided three cash grant increases, including 15.3% in FY 2017 and 13.3% in FY 2018 and, 11.8% in FY 2019. Grant increases were tied to a Cost of Living Increase thereafter. See table below:

Group size Payment Levels (effective since October 1, 2019) 1 $414 2 $515 3 $658 4 $804 5 $928 6 $1,091 7 $1,251 8 $1,382 9 $1,522 10 $1,653

Effective October 1, 2022 the TANF Cash Grant Increased. See Table Below:

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Net Income must be less than Payment Level. Countable Resources must be less than the SNAP Resource Limit.

D.C. code also provides for an annual increase in the TANF cash grant based on the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The average change since 1996 has been an increase of 2.4%. In addition to the annual increase, and in light of the fact that D.C.’s cash grant was largely stagnant since 1996, D.C. provided three cash grant increases, including 15.3% in FY 2017 and 13.3% in FY 2018 and, 11.8% in FY 2019. Grant increases were tied to a Cost of Living Increase thereafter. See table below:

Group size Payment Levels (effective since October 1, 2019) 1 $414 2 $515 3 $658 4 $804 5 $928 6 $1,091 7 $1,251 8 $1,382 9 $1,522 10 $1,653

Effective October 1, 2022 the TANF Cash Grant Increased. See Table Below: