Transitional Food Assistance (TFA)

Transitional Food Assistance (TFA) benefits are a fixed monthly amount of Food Supplement benefits that are provided for up to five months to certain families whose TANF cash assistance has ended. TFA eligibility is based on the TANF closure so the household must have received TANF or TANF/PaS cash assistance within the past 30 days and Food Supplement Program benefits within the past 60 days to be considered for TFA eligibility. The household does not have to lose eligibility for regular Food Supplement benefits to become eligible for TFA, however, the household cannot receive TFA and regular Food Supplement benefits at the same time.