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Chapter: 0200 General Program Information Program: TCA 4 With the passage of this Act, states were given the flexibility to develop and implement time limited cash assistance programs designed to meet these goals.

The Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program that was in existence in Florida since 1938 was reformed into the Work and Gain Economic Self-Sufficiency Program in 1996. Reforms included changes in eligibility criteria, benefit levels, income and asset standards, and the establishment of time limits on cash assistance. The Florida 2000 Legislature allowed the State to contract with providers for employment and training services through the Regional Workforce Boards. 0220.0103 Eligibility Criteria (TCA) Generally, to be eligible for Temporary Cash Assistance, the child, parent, or relative must meet the criteria regarding age of dependent children, citizenship, income, welfare enumeration, assets, deprivation, living in the home, cooperation with the Department of Revenue in matters of child support, and participation in TCA employment and training activities.