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Massachusetts TANF State Plan

PURPOSE In fulfillment of the state plan requirement of Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act, Massachusetts submits this state plan to renew its status as an eligible state. This renewal is being submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services through the Director of the Administration for Children and Families, in Washington, DC, in December 2021. BACKGROUND Massachusetts operates the Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) program, a family assistance grant used to provide financial assistance to needy families and to otherwise fulfill the four purposes of TANF. Massachusetts also operates a number of Maintenance of Effort (MOE) programs. ORGANIZATION This document is structured according to the organization of the language in the Social Security Act that describes the requirements of TANF state plans. The bold headings are from section 402 of the Social Security Act.

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Massachusetts TANF State Plan

PURPOSE In fulfillment of the state plan requirement of Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act, Massachusetts submits this state plan to renew its status as an eligible state. This renewal is being submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services through the Director of the Administration for Children and Families, in Washington, DC, in December 2021. BACKGROUND Massachusetts operates the Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) program, a family assistance grant used to provide financial assistance to needy families and to otherwise fulfill the four purposes of TANF. Massachusetts also operates a number of Maintenance of Effort (MOE) programs. ORGANIZATION This document is structured according to the organization of the language in the Social Security Act that describes the requirements of TANF state plans. The bold headings are from section 402 of the Social Security Act.