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being used to match another grant. TANF recipients who go to work and lose their cash benefits may continue to receive transitional childcare assistance for up to twelve months. A sliding fee scale is used for families with income once they are no longer eligible for TANF cash assistance.

TANF Purpose #2: End the dependence of needy parents by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage. Funding Source: State MOE and Third-party MOE

IV. Non-Recurrent Short-Term Benefits

Non-recurrent, short-term assistance for families in need of assistance due to a natural disaster or other emergency determined by the local, state or federal government.

A. Disaster TANF Assistance

Families are eligible for a one-time-only payment equivalent to four times the TANF grant amount for their family size. If families choose to receive this benefit, they will not be eligible for ongoing TANF cash assistance for four months in a declared emergency. Families are eligible for this assistance up to once per occurrence.

To be eligible for this assistance, the family must meet the following TANF Basic Eligibility Criteria as defined in DHS DFCS Economic Support Services Policy Manual Volume I, TANF:

• Household Composition • Age • Relationship • Deprivation • Income • Residency (disaster area must be verified) • Identity • Citizenship

Other eligibility criteria:

• Income guidelines are based on 200% of the FPL.

Disaster TANF benefit amount is based on the size of the assistance unit. TANF mandatory forms or work requirements are not applicable to those receiving Disaster TANF. TANF recertifications may be extended to allow impacted families to recover.

TANF Purpose #1: Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their homes or in the homes of caretaker relatives. TANF Purpose #2: End dependency of needy families by promoting job preparation and work. Funding Source: Federal Funds