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Delaware TANF State Plan 10-1-23 to 09-30-26 Page 12 of 59
The assistance case will be closed if a recipient fails, without good cause, to complete the redetermination review. Likewise, the assistance case of a recipient who fails, without good cause, to provide requested information necessary to establish continued eligibility will be closed.
As part of the verification process for continuing eligibility, the person will provide verification that (s)he has carried out the elements of the individual Contract of Mutual Responsibility.
Benefit Delivery: Direct Payments and Vouchers
Currently, Delaware uses check issuance as the payment method for TANF. Delaware is exploring other options including direct deposit, debit cards, and electronic benefit transfer. Any or all of these methods will be utilized for the issuance of TANF benefits if they become fiscally and technically viable.
Delaware directly pays for center-based childcare authorized for TANF participants, when the center agrees to accept the Delaware childcare reimbursement rate. Some caretakers, however, receive vouchers to self-arrange and pay for their childcare. Delaware will reimburse these caretakers, up to the rates published in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) plan, for the cost of childcare provided by licensed and license-exempt childcare providers. Eligible families must be receiving TANF and meet the TANF financial eligibility criteria. A family's income must meet the standards described on page 6 for the family to be financially eligible for TANF.
Statewide
All definitions and determinations of need are applied on a statewide basis.
Program Type
Depending on circumstances, families are placed in either the time- limited TANF program or the non-time-limited TANF program.
Delaware's time-limited TANF program has an employment focus. Participants are expected to meet immediate work requirements to receive benefits.
Delaware uses State non-maintenance of effort funds to provide benefits to recipients in a solely state funded two-parent program.