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FORM ACF-202 – TANF CASELOAD REDUCTION REPORT
OMB Control No.: 0970-0338 Expiration Date: 12/31/2025 Page 8 of 10 Date of Completion 12/15/2025 State: NEBRASKA Fiscal Year to which credit applies: 2026 1. Name of eligibility change: Elimination of eligibility for LPRs in the US less than 5 years 2. Implementation date of eligibility change: July 1, 2011 3. Description of policy, including the change from prior policy: Due to passage of Legislative Bill 465 by the Nebraska Legislature, Nebraska ceased paying state-funded Aid to Dependent Children benefits to Lawful Permanent Resident aliens who have resided in the United States for less than five years. This group lost eligibility for these state-funded benefits as of July 1, 2011. Eligibility for U.S. citizen children who were born to parents losing eligibility under LB 465 did continue.
4. Description of the methodology used to calculate the estimated impact of this eligibility change: (attach supporting materials to this form) It is estimated that approximately 6 cases per year would be affected by this policy change, or .5 per month. The median length of time on assistance in September 2025 is 10 months. The typical (median) length of time is based on the total number of ADC months in a current spell. A current spell is the most recent number of consecutive months of ADC grant payments ending in the current month. Using the median length of time on assistance, once on assistance, these families are estimated to remain on for 10 months.
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep FY2025 -0.5 -1 -1.5 -2.0 -2.5 -3.0 -3.5 -4.0 -4.5 -5.0 -5.0 -5.0 Monthly Average
37.5/12 -3.1 5. Estimated average monthly impact of this eligibility change on caseload in comparison year: -3.1