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State of New Hampshire

TANF State Plan

7 New Hampshire State Plan Effective October 2023 Section 511- Common Types of Income Section 513 - Less Common Types of Income

General resource information is in the Family Assistance Manual under: Section 403 - Resource Limits Section 405 - Whose Resources Count? Section 409 - Common Types of Resources Section 411 - Less Common Types of Resources Section 413 - Verification of Resources Section 415 - Transfer of Property

The amount of financial assistance provided to the family is based on family size, the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) along with family income. The amount of financial assistance listed in the “Payment Standards” is set at 60% of the FPG by RSA 167:77-g, to be updated each year.

Detailed information regarding standards and budgets is located in the Family Assistance Manual under the following: Section 601- Income Limits, Payment Standards, and Allotments Section 603 - Deductions and Disregards Section 603.01- Earned Income Disregards Section 603.03 - Employment Expenses Disregard Section 603.05 - Child/Dependent Care Deduction Section 603.09 - Other Allowable Deductions Section 613 - Grant Determination Section 615 - Benefits: Determination, Frequency, and Issuance Section 607- Conversion to Monthly Amounts Section 609 - Fluctuating Income Section 609.01 - Averaging Fluctuating Income Section 609.03 - Time Frames for Using Averaged Fluctuating Income Section 611- Income Budgeting Section 315.05 - Sanctions/Disqualification for Voluntary Quit

Details pertaining to benefit application, the interview process as well as the reporting requirements for TANF assistance is in the Family Assistance Manual under: Section 109 - Application Process Section 109.01- Filing an Application Section 109.03 - Processing a Filed Application Section 109.13 - Concurrent Receipt of Financial Assistance Section 117- Application Processing Timeframes Section 123 - Benefit Delivery Time Frame Section 127- Interviews Section 133 - Length of Eligibility Section 135 - Providing Notices to Individuals Section 141 - Advance Notice Period Section 145.01- Reporting Requirements

Financial assistance is determined for a specific time period called the eligibility period. At the end of the eligibility period, benefits continue automatically until there is an action to terminate assistance. Eligibility for all individuals is redetermined at regularly scheduled intervals. Information regarding these redeterminations is in the Family Assistance Manual under: