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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Title IV-A State Plan

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Educational bonus:

► An educational bonus of $500 per individual paid to a Kinship Care child, or KTAP adult or child, who reports and verifies receiving a high school diploma or GED certificate, one ESL certificate, or one post-secondary school certificate or degree ► The individual must have been an active KTAP or Kinship Care recipient when the educational program was completed.

Relocation Assistance Program (RAP):

► Cash assistance recipients who choose to relocate to another area to access employment, escape a domestic violence situation, and to prevent homelessness, may qualify for up to $1500 to assist the family with moving related expenses, such as moving van rental and first month’s rent ► For an individual who moves to access employment ► There must be a verified offer of employment of at least an amount equal to 30 hours at minimum wage; or ► The individual must be currently employed with wages of at least an amount equal to 30 hours at the minimum hourly wage rate, reporting and verifying wages timely, and request relocation assistance within ninety (90) days from the start date of employment ► The current residence must be located ten (10) miles or more from the location of new employment and the new residence is closer to the location of new employment than the applicant's DocuSign Envelope ID: BCAE5958-05F7-4630-9CB0-C6ACABA180AA