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Vermont TANF State Plan Renewal October 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027 1

STATE OF VERMONT Vermont TANF State Plan Renewal

For the Period October 1, 2024, through December 31, 2027

PURPOSE

In fulfillment of the state plan requirements of Section 402 (a) of the Social Security Act, Vermont submits this state plan to renew its status as an eligible state. The plan renewal is a continuation of the state plan initially submitted September 20, 1996, and renewed on October 1, 1998; October 1, 2001; October 1, 2003; October 1, 2006; October 1, 2009; October 1, 2012; October 1, 2015; October 1, 2018 and October 1, 2021 with subsequent amendments.

This renewal is being submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Administration for Children and Families, in Washington, DC, in December 2024.

BACKGROUND

Vermont operates five Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) funded programs: Reach Up, Reach First, Emergency Assistance, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Child Care Transportation; as well as three Maintenance of Effort- funded (MOE) programs, Reach Up Separate State Program, Reach Ahead, and Boys and Girls Club Services, to serve the broad purposes of title IV-A of the Social Security Act. Vermont's family assistance grant is used to provide financial assistance to needy families, and to otherwise fulfill the four purposes of TANF.

ORGANIZATION OF THE PLAN

This document is structured according to the organization of the language in the Social Security Act that describes the requirements of TANF state plans. The bold headings are from section 402 of the Social Security Act (the Act).