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TANF Cash Benefits The value of cash assistance provided to a TANF benefit group by means of an ePay debit card or paper check
TANF Family The group of individuals living in the home which includes dependent child(ren), parent(s), deemed parent(s), caretaker relative(s), and sibling(s) of a dependent child under age 18 not included in the BG (i.e. SSI recipients).
Teen Parent An individual under the age of 20 who has parented or is pregnant.
Teen Parent Adult An individual 18 or 19 years old who has parented.
Teen Parent/Adult An individual identified in CHIP who is under the age of 20 whose primary role in the TANF Family is parent.
Temporary Absence An individual out of the home on a short-term basis without establishing a new residence.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) A program of family assistance operated by an eligible State under its State TANF plan.
Timeliness Standards The amount of time in which an application or change must be acted on.
Timely Notice A written notice that is mailed at least 10 days before the date upon which the action would become effective.
Trafficking The act of forcing an individual into prostitution, slavery, and/or forced labor through coercion, threats of physical violence, psychological abuse, torture, and imprisonment.
Transfer of Resources The act of transferring the possession or legal title of a countable resource from one person to another person(s).
Two Parent Family A Benefit Group (BG) in which two or more Parents are included in the Family.
Unearned Income All income that is not earned from one’s job or profession or money that an individual makes from sources other than employment.
Unemployment Compensation Benefits (UCB) Unearned income paid from Department of Employment and Workforce to those eligible individuals because of a job loss or layoff.
Unsubsidized Employment Full of part-time employment in the public or private sector that is not subsidized by TANF or any other public program.