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State of New Hampshire

TANF State Plan

35 New Hampshire State Plan Effective October 2023 ATTACHMENT C MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT (FFY 2023)

I. In New Hampshire, Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funds using the basic definition of a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) client as defined in the State Plan include the following:

• TANF financial assistance grants for families who meet income eligibility standards at or below 100% of the payment standard (New Hampshire Employment Program, Family Assistance Program, Interim Disabled Parents Program, and Families with Older Children). • Nutritional Supplement for Working Families for families meeting income eligibility standards at or below 185% of FPG. • Employment and Training Support Services, including transportation, tuition, books, supplies, fees, car repairs, employment obstacles, job readiness training, life skills training, adult basic education, and counseling for participants of the New Hampshire Employment Program. • Administration costs associated with case management, information and referral, counseling, and related operational expense in the TANF program, eligibility administration, and service delivery. • Systems costs associated with TANF eligibility determination and maintenance, New HEIGHTS and Bridges.

II. The following program employs MOE funds for services provided by Child Protective Service Workers at the Division of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) and the Bureau of Family Assistance (BFA):

• DCYF and BFA provide case management, eligibility, crisis intervention, and connection to community-based services. This includes funds for staffing, including supervisors and managers. This program employs MOE funds for families with at least one child less than 18 years of age, and who meet income eligibility requirements under 185% of FPG.

III. The following program employs MOE funds for families with at least one child less than 18 years of age, and who meet income eligibility requirements under 185% of FPG:

• DCYF provides a short-term, non-recurring benefit that is made as a community-based service to non-delinquent children and their families in situations involving credible reports of child abuse, neglect and abandonment, where there is imminent risk of child’s removal from the home. These services include counseling, crisis intervention, and permanent housing emergency assistance.

IV. The following program employs MOE funds through the Child Care Development Fund via the Department of Health and Human Services Child Development Bureau to families whose income does not exceed 250% FPG:

• Payments for child care services for families who are receiving TANF, transitioning off of TANF, or at risk of becoming dependent on TANF, and are working, going to school or looking for work.