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State of New Hampshire
TANF State Plan
24 New Hampshire State Plan Effective October 2023 POLICY CHANGES and CLARIFICATIONS
Policy Changes and Clarifications Since the TANF State Plan, effective October 1, 2020, the following policy changes and clarifications were made:
Former Policy
When a death match has verified that all members of the household are deceased, the case must be closed and all remaining cash balances in the household’s EBT account will be removed in 90 days.
New Policy
When a death match has verified that all members of the household are deceased, the case must be closed and all remaining cash balances in the household’s EBT account will be expunged manually by the EBT Administrator upon notice of the case closing for this reason.
SR & Effective Date
BFA SR 21-12 Eff: 09/23/21
Former Policy
Individuals who are eligible to receive Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) and Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA) received up to 8 months of RCA and RMA benefits following the individual’s date of entry into the U.S., or date that USCIS grants asylum for Asylees.
New Policy
Individuals who are eligible to receive Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) and Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA) will receive up to 12 months of RCA and RMA benefits following the individual’s date of entry into the U.S., or date that USCIS grants asylum for Asylees.
SR & Effective Date
BFA SR 22-15 Eff: 10/1/22
Former Policy
An assistance group’s countable personal and real property resources cannot exceed $1000 for TANF applicants and $2000 for TANF recipients.
New Policy
An assistance group’s countable personal and real property resources cannot exceed $1000 for TANF applicants and $5000 for TANF recipients.
SR & Effective Date
BFA SR 22-17 Eff: 07/01/22
Former Policy
The child/dependent care deduction age bracket was broken into 2 groups: • Children age 0 to under 2; and • Children age 2 and older.
New Policy
The child/dependent care deduction age bracket broken into 2 groups has been updated to: • Children age 0 to under 6; and • Children age 6 and older.
SR & Effective Date
BFA SR 22-18 Eff: 07/01/22