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IDAHO STATE PLAN RENEWAL for TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF)

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996 (P. L. 104-193)

Originally Submitted December 31, 2025, by Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Effective October 1, 2025

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Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 4 A. Administration ................................................................................................................................. 4 B. Department Mission and Program Goals ........................................................................................ 4 C. Program Purposes and Use of Funds ............................................................................................... 4 D. TANF Eligibility Requirements .......................................................................................................... 5 i. Financial Eligibility ....................................................................................................................... 5 ii. Citizenship ................................................................................................................................... 5 iii. Non-Citizens ................................................................................................................................. 5 iv. Trafficking Victims ....................................................................................................................... 5 v. Idaho State Residence ................................................................................................................. 5 2. TANF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES .......................................................................................................... 6 A. Temporary Cash Assistance for Families in Idaho (TANF)................................................................ 6 B. Benefit Delivery ................................................................................................................................ 6 C. Child-only TANF Grants .................................................................................................................... 7 D. Participation in Work Activities ....................................................................................................... 7 E. One-Time TANF Cash Payment ........................................................................................................ 9 F. Time Limit ........................................................................................................................................ 9 G. Extended Cash Assistance ................................................................................................................ 9 H. Individual Responsibility Plan .......................................................................................................... 9 I. Drug and Alcohol Screening ........................................................................................................... 10 J. Unmarried Minor Parents .............................................................................................................. 10 K. Privacy Protection .......................................................................................................................... 10 L. Fair Hearings .................................................................................................................................. 10 M. TANF Cash Assistance for Victims of Catastrophe ......................................................................... 11 N. Services and Activities Available to Participants Receiving TANF .................................................. 11 O. Child Support Services ................................................................................................................... 11 P. Head Start ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Q. Work-Related Activities ................................................................................................................. 12 R. Child Care Services for Non-TANF Families .................................................................................... 13 S. Contracts for Employment and Training and Case Management.................................................. 13 T. Case Management of Child-Only Ineligible Alien (IA) Cases .......................................................... 14