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State of New Hampshire

TANF State Plan

8 New Hampshire State Plan Effective October 2023 Section 161- Redetermination Section 161.01- Timely Notice Section 161.03 - Required Verification for Redetermination Section 161.05 - Processing Redeterminations Section 161.07-Termination at Redetermination

TANF ASSISTANCE CATEGORIES

New Hampshire Employment Program (NHEP) is an employment support program that provides financial assistance to eligible families with able-bodied parents or specified relatives and assists those individuals with upward economic mobility through the provision of employment supports and training services. The goals of the NHEP is to put individuals and their families first while strengthening resources, and local access to support, giving them the chance to thrive and succeed at work and home.

Families With Older Children (FWOC) provides financial assistance to families that include a child who is 19 years old, up to age 20 who are still full-time students in high school, or at the equivalent level of vocational or technical training. These children meet the definition of a dependent child under the State of New Hampshire law, but not under federal regulations. The FWOC program has a mandatory work requirement for the able-bodied parents or specified relatives and provides the same employment and training supports as the New Hampshire Employment Program.

The goal of the FWOC program is to allow teenagers who are low-income the opportunity to complete basic education with the benefit of their parent(s) or specified relative(s) having a financial safety net while working with the employment support program.

Interim Disabled Parent (IDP) provides financial assistance to families in which at least one parent or specified relative is temporarily unable to participate in work programs due to their own medical condition or disability. The IDP program has a mandatory work requirement only for the able-bodied adult in the household and provides the same employment and training supports as the mandatory work program for the able-bodied adult. The goals of the IDP program are to provide financial assistance that allows a family to care for children in their own home during times of short term physical and/or psychological disability while offering employment support services to the parent who is able to work.

Family Assistance Program (FAP) provides financial assistance to families in which the children do not receive the care of both parents due to continued absence or disability. The children may be cared for by the disabled parent(s) or by a specified relative providing care for the child(ren) who is not the parent. The specified relative may or may not be included in the case for determining eligibility. FAP has no mandatory work requirements.

TANF NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE

Nutritional Supplement for Working Families (NSWF) Effective October 1, 2011, New Hampshire established a new TANF nutritional program for families who are low-income, at or below 185% FPG, and receiving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. NSWF provides a twice- monthly nutritional assistance stipend. This program helps the family purchase their food, leaving more income for shelter, transportation, child care, and other family necessities. The program design makes NSWF assistance available to single-parent families who are receiving SNAP benefits, have a child less than 18 years of age in the house, and are working at least 35 hours every week. This is a separate state