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TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) States that include TANF in the Combined State Plan must outline how the State will meet the requirements of section 402 of the Social Security Act including how it will: (OMB Control Number: 0970-0145) A. CONDUCT A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SERVE ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS IN THE STATE (NOT NECESSARILY IN A UNIFORM MANNER) THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH (OR EXPECTING) CHILDREN AND PROVIDES PARENTS WITH JOB PREPARATION, WORK, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO LEAVE THE PROGRAM, SPECIFICALLY CASH ASSISTANCE, AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT (SECTION 402(A)(1)(A)(I) OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT) • Nebraska will continue to serve families who are Nebraska residents and: • Are composed of either one or two parents; or • Specified relatives, conservator, or guardian; and • Who are expecting their first child to be born within the next 90 days; or • Who care for children under the age of 18; or • Up to age 19 if still in secondary school or participating in Employment First after dropping out of school; and, • Whose family’s income and resources meet the current means test. Nebraska will operate a statewide program which provides temporary financial assistance for needy families with minor children and a mandatory work program known as the Employment First Program. Eligibility for TANF Nebraska’s TANF cash assistance program is called Aid to Dependent Children (ADC). Eligibility is limited to needy families with dependent children or parent(s) with an unborn child in the final trimester. A needy family is defined as a family consisting of children who are living in the home of a relative, guardian, or conservator unless removed from that home by judicial determination and whose income and resources are below the standards which are applied on a statewide basis. Usually, the child shares the same household with the parent, relative, guardian, or conservator. However, a home is considered to exist as long as the parent or relative exercise responsibility for the care and control of the child, even though circumstances may require the temporary absence of from the customary family setting. Allowable absences include: • A child receiving medical care or education which requires the child to live away from the home.