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State of New Hampshire

TANF State Plan

1 New Hampshire State Plan Effective October 2023 Contents INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................. 3 ORGANIZATION OF THE PLAN ........................................................................................ 3 BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................... 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS ............................................................................................................. 4 Section 42 USC 602 (a) (1) (A) (i) of the Act: ......................................................................... 4 TANF ASSISTANCE CATEGORIES .................................................................................... 8 TANF NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE .................................................................................. 8 TANF NON ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ............................................................................. 9 Section 402(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act: .......................................................................................... 9 Section 402(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Act: ....................................................................................... 10 Section 402(a)(1)(A)(iv) of the Act: ....................................................................................... 12 Section 402(a)(1)(A)(v) of the Act: Establish goals and take action to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, with special emphasis on teenage pregnancies, and establish numerical goals for reducing the illegitimacy ratio of the State (as defined in section 403(a)(2)(B). .................................................................................................................... 14 Section 402(a)(1)(A)(vi) of the Act: ....................................................................................... 16 Section 402(a)(1)(A)(vii) of the Act: ...................................................................................... 16 Section 402(a)(1)(A)(viii) of the Act: ..................................................................................... 16 SPECIAL PROVISIONS .............................................................................................................. 19 Section 402(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Act: .......................................................................................... 19 Section 402(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act:......................................................................................... 19 Section 402(a)(1)(B)(iii) of the Act: ....................................................................................... 20 Section 402(a)(1)(B)(iv) of the Act: ........................................................................................ 23 Section. 6701-6703 of (P.L. 111-148) Title VI, Subtitle H of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010: ................................................................................................. 23 POLICY CHANGES and CLARIFICATIONS............................................................................ 24 Policy Changes and Clarifications ......................................................................................... 24 Cliff Effect Initiative ............................................................................................................... 28 ATTACHMENT A...................................................................................................................... 30 EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATIONS ....................................................................................... 30 CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM ..................................................................... 30 FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ................................................ 30