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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF NEED STANDARDS 140 TANF NEED STANDARDS The Division need standards are used to determine eligibility and grant amounts. The need standards include food, clothing, recreation, personal incidentals, fuel for heating, cooking and water heating, electricity for refrigeration and lights, household supplies, medical chest supplies, and shelter. 140.1 TANF Need Standards Chart Household Size 130% of Poverty (Eff. 4/1/2025) TANF Need Standard 75% of Poverty (Eff.4/1/2025) Payment Allowance (Eff. (4/1/2025) TANF NNCT 275% of Poverty (Eff. 4/1/2025) Non-parent NNCT Payment Allowance (Eff. 4/1/2025) 1 $1,729 $998 $254 $3,658 $418 2 $2,345 $1,353 $320 $4,960 $478 3 $2,960 $1,708 $386 $6,261 $538 4 $3,575 $2,063 $452 $7,563 $598 5 $4,191 $2,418 $518 $8,865 $659 6 $4,806 $2,773 $584 $10,166 $719 7 $5,421 $3,128 $650 $11,468 $779 8 $6,037 $3,483 $716 $12,770 $839 Each Add’l $616 $355 $66 $1,302 $60 KINSHIP CARE PAYMENT ALLOWANCE (Last Updated April 1, 2018) 0 through 12 years of age $401 for each child 13 years of age or older $463 for each child NOTE: Only siblings (including legally adopted, step and half brothers and sisters) shall be considered in one assistance unit. Exception: When the only child in a Kinship Care case is age 0-12, the non-needy payment allowance of $418 for one child is considered. C-140 TANF CHARTS Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 30 Mar 26 MTL 03/26 TANF Need Standards