|
State |
Time
Frame for
Work (Months) |
Sanctions
for Not
Complying
with Work
Requirements
Without
Good Cause |
Age
of Youngest
Child
Exemption
from Work
Requirements |
Earnings
Disregards |
Upfront
Diversion |
Transitional
Medicaid
Available
(Months) |
Transitional
Child Care
Available
(Months) |
Maximum
Benefit
Level,
Family of 3
(2 kids) |
Alabama
Received: 10/01/96
Subject to TANF: 11/15/96 |
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination
6 Months
Minimum |
Under
Age 2
Years |
All
earnings disregarded for first 3 months if reported timely and accurately.
|
No |
12 |
12 |
$164 |
Alaska
Received: 06/02/97
Subject to TANF: 07/01/97 |
24 |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Reduction |
Under
Age 1
Year |
First
12 months: $150 and 33% Second
12 months: $150 and 25% Third
12 months: $150 and 20% Fourth
12 months: $150 and 15% Fifth
12 months: $150 and 10% |
2
Months of Benefits |
12 |
12 |
$1,025 |
Arizona
Received: 09/30/96
Subject to TANF: 10/01/96 |
Individual
|
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination
for 1 Month
Minimum |
Under
Age 1
Year |
30%
flat amount |
3
Months of
Benefits |
24 |
24 |
$347 |
Arkansas
Received: 05/02/97
Subject to TANF: 07/01/97
|
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination |
Under
Age 3
Months |
For
initial eligibility, 20 percent is deducted for work-related expenses, e.g.,
taxes. For on-going eligibility, 20 percent is deducted for work-related
expenses followed by a 50 percent work incentive deduction from the remainder. |
3
Months of
Benefits |
12 |
36 |
$204 |
California
Received: 10/09/96
Subject to TANF: 11/26/96 |
Applicants:
18 Recipients
as of 01/11/98: 24 |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Reduction
|
County
Option
Under 12
Weeks to
Under Age
1 Year |
Earned
income or unearned disability income disregard of $225 plus 50% of earned
income. |
County
Option |
12 |
24 |
$565
Region I
$538
Region II |
Colorado
Received: 05/13/97
Subject to TANF: 07/01/97 |
24 |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination
for 3-6
Months
Minimum |
County
Option |
Same
as under former AFDC. |
County
Option |
12 |
No
Limit for
Low Income
Families |
$421 |
Connecticut
Received: 10/01/96
Subject to TANF: 10/01/96 |
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination
for 3 Months
Minimum |
Under
Age 1
Year |
Earned
income disregarded as long as the unit's gross earnings do not exceed the
Federal Poverty Guidelines. |
No |
24
No Income
Limit |
No
Limit for
Low Income
Families,
Based on
Sliding Fee
Scale |
A:
$636 B:
$543 C:
$536 |
Delaware
Received: 01/22/97
Subject to TANF: 03/10/97 |
Immediate
for all
determined
able and 2
-parent
households;
Workfare
for single
parent
households
after 24
months |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination
Permanently |
Under
Age 13
Weeks |
Same
as under former AFDC. |
No |
24 |
24 |
$338 |
District
of Columbia
Received: 12/03/96
Subject to TANF: 03/01/97 |
When
determined able to engage in work or 24 months, whichever comes first |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination |
Under
Age 1
Year |
Same
as under former AFDC. |
No |
12
|
Ongoing
to Meet
Needs |
$379 |
Florida
Received: 09/20/96
Subject to TANF: 10/01/96 |
Immediate |
First:
Termination
Maximum:
Termination
for 3 Months
Minimum
(Protective
Payee for
Children
Under 12
Years Old) |
Under
Age 3
Months |
The
first $200 plus 1/2 of remainder is disregarded |
2
Months of
Benefits |
12 |
24 |
$303
|
Georgia
Received: 11/15/96
Subject to TANF: 01/01/97 |
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination |
Under
Age 1
Year |
Same
as under former AFDC. |
Yes
Amount Not
Specified |
12 |
12 |
$208 |
Hawaii
Received: 04/07/97
Subject to TANF: 07/01/97 |
When
determined able to engage in work or 24 months, whichever comes first |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Reduction |
Under
Age 6
Months |
The
earned income disregards have been increased to 20 percent, $200, and 36
percent, without time limit. The earned income of minor, dependent students
is excluded as income. |
No |
12 |
No
Limit, Sliding
Fee Based
on Income |
$712
(exempt families,
teen households in school, and households in TOP)
$570
(all others) |
Idaho
Received: 05/15/97
Subject to TANF: 07/01/97 |
Immediate |
First:
Termination
for 1 Month
Minimum
Maximum:
Lifetime
Ineligibility
|
Automatic
Exemptions
Are Not
Provided |
All
earnings are subtracted from a work incentive table. The difference is paid
up to the maximum allowable of $276 per family. Thus, larger families keep
more earnings than smaller families. |
3
Months of
Benefits |
12 |
No
Limit for
Low Income
Families
|
$276 |
Illinois
Received: 05/16/97
Subject to TANF: 07/01/97 |
When
determined able to engage in work or 24 months, whichever comes first |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination
for 3 Months
Minimum |
Under
Age 1
Year |
$2
of every $3 is disregarded |
$1,000 |
12
|
No
Limit for Low
Income Families;
Copayment
for All With
Earned
Income
|
$377 |
Indiana
Received: 10/01/96
Subject to TANF: 10/01/96 |
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Reduction |
Under
Age 12
Weeks |
Same
as under former AFDC. |
No |
12 |
12 |
$288 |
Iowa
Received: 11/15/96
Subject to TANF: 01/01/97 |
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination
(Ineligibility
for 6 Months) |
Under
Age 3
Months |
A
work expense disregard of 20% of gross earnings of applicants and recipients.
A work incentive
disregard equal to 50 percent of the earned income left after all other
deductions have been subtracted from gross earnings for applicants and recipients.
Disregard earned
income when determining eligibility and grant levels during the first 4
months of employment provided the individual had less les than $1200 in
earnings in the 12 months before beginning employment. |
No |
12 |
24 |
$426 |
Kansas
Received: 10/01/96
Subject to TANF: 10/01/96 |
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination
for 2 Months
Minimum |
Under
Age 1
Year |
$90
plus 40% is disregarded |
No |
12 |
12 |
$429 |
Kentucky
Received: 09/30/96
Subject to TANF: 10/18/96 |
6 |
Each
Instance: Reduction
(Remaining
Grant Paid
to Protective
Payee)
|
Under
Age 1
Year |
Recipients:
A one-time 2 month disregard to recipients who become employed. After that
same as under former AFDC. Applicants:
As under former AFDC program. |
Yes
(Payment
Amount
Not
Available) |
12 |
No
Limit for
Low Income
Families |
$262 |
Louisiana
Received: 10/01/96
Subject to TANF: 01/01/97 |
When
determined able to engage in work or 24 months, whichever comes first |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination |
Under
Age 1
Year |
$120
Standard Deduction $900
Deduction Time Limited for 6 Months |
No |
12 |
12 |
$190 |
Maine
Received: 09/30/96
Subject to TANF: 11/01/96 |
When
determined able to engage in work or 24 months, whichever comes first |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Reduction
(Third Party
Payments) |
Under
Age 1
Year |
In
eight counties: 20% of the gross earnings and $134 from the remaining earnings
are disregarded. In
remaining counties: $155 and 50% of the remaining that are less than the
FPL. |
3
Months of
Benefits |
12 |
Until
Youngest
Child
Reaches
Age 13 or
Family
Becomes
Ineligible |
$468 |
Maryland
Received: 09/27/96
Subject to TANF: 12/09/96 |
Immediate
(Job
Search) |
First:
Termination
Until
Compliance
Maximum:
Termination
Until 30
Days of
Compliance
|
Under
Age 1
Year |
26%
for wages and 50% for self-employed income |
Up
to 12 Months
of Benefits,
Local
Department
Option |
12 |
12 |
$388 |
| Massachusetts
Received: 09/23/96
Subject to TANF: 09/30/96 |
60
days (for
non-exempt with school age children) |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination
or Mandated
Participation
in Community
Service |
Under
Age 6
Years Family
Cap Child
Under 3
Months |
$120
plus 50% of remainder |
No |
12 |
12 |
$579 |
Michigan
Received: 08/27/96
Subject to TANF: 09/30/96 |
60
days |
First
2 Months of Assistance: Termination
After First 2 Months:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination |
Automatic
Exemptions
Are Not
Provided |
$200
plus 20% |
No |
12 |
24 |
$459
(Detroit)
Varies for different
areas of the State. |
Minnesota
Received: 05/01/97
Subject to TANF: 07/01/97 |
6 |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Reduction
and
Vendor Paid |
Under
Age 1
Year |
36%
of gross earnings |
4
Months of
Benefits |
12 |
12 |
$532 |
Mississippi
Received: 10/01/96
Subject to TANF: 10/01/96 |
24 |
Termination |
Under
Age 1
Year |
Total
earnings disregarded for first 6 months. |
No |
12 |
12 |
$120 |
Missouri
Received: 10/01/96
Subject to TANF: 12/01/96 |
24
months or
when job ready,
whichever
comes first |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Reduction |
Under
Age 1
Year |
As
under the former AFDC program.
(Under the 21st
Century Communities waiver, the $30 and 1/3 earned income disregard may
be extended for up to 48 months.) |
No |
12 |
No
Limit for
Low Income
Families |
$292 |
Montana
Received: 11/01/96
Subject to TANF: 02/01/97 |
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Reduction |
Automatic
Exemptions
Are Not
Provided |
The
earned income disregards are: $200 work expense ($100 for the Community
Services Program participants); 25% of the balance, except for Community
Services participants. |
3
Months of
Benefits |
12 |
Sliding
Fee Immediately |
$450 |
Nebraska
Received: 10/01/96
Subject to TANF: 12/01/96 |
Immediate |
First:
Termination
for 1 Month
Maximum:
Termination
Until End of
Time Limit |
Between
12 Weeks
and 6 Months
Old |
Under
the regular assistance component, and under the standard disregards version
of the Employment First component, the disregards are $30 and 1/3, with
a time limit, as under the former AFDC program. Under the high disregards
version of Employment First, the disregard is $100 plus 60 percent of the
remainder. |
No |
24 |
24 |
$364 |
Nevada
Received: 10/18/96
Subject to TANF: 12/03/96 |
When
determined able to engage in work or 24 months, whichever is sooner |
Each
Instance: Reduction
|
Under
Age 1
Year |
Earnings
disregards are as follows: disregard
all earned income for three months; disregard 50 percent of gross earnings
for the next nine months; disregard $90 or 20 percent of gross earnings
(whichever is greater) for month 13 and ongoing; and disregard the full
cost of child care for as long as the individual remains eligible for assistance
while working. |
No |
12 |
12 |
$348 |
New
Hampshire
Received: 10/01/96
Subject to TANF: 10/01/96 |
26
Weeks of
Job Search
Followed by
26 Weeks
of Work
Activities
|
Progressive
Reductions |
Under
Age 3
Years |
Recipients
and applicants that have received assistance in any 1 of the previous 6
months: 50% Other
applicants: 20% to determine preliminary step for net income eligibility.
If eligible, 50% earned income disregard. |
No |
12 |
No
Limit for
Families Below
170% of
Poverty
|
$550 |
New
Jersey
Received: 10/15/96
Subject to TANF: 02/01/97 |
When
determined able to engage in work or 24 months, whichever is sooner |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination |
Under
12 Weeks |
Disregard
100% of the first full month of employment and 50% thereafter. |
No |
24
for Employment
4 for
Increased
Child or
Spousal
Support |
24
|
$424 |
New
Mexico
Received: 04/04/97
Subject to TANF: 07/01/97 |
60
days |
First:
Reduction
25%
Maximum:
Termination
for Minimum
6 Months |
Under
Age 1
Year |
First
2 Years: Earnings
in excess of the minimum hours required are deducted from gross earnings
plus $150 for single parents and $500 for 2-parent family. |
No |
12 |
No
Limit for
Low Income
Families |
$389
(Additional $100
for each family not living in subsidized
housing.) |
New
York
Received: 10/17/96
Subject to TANF: 12/02/96 |
When
determined able to engage in work or 24 months, whichever is sooner |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Reduction |
Under
Age 1
Year |
$90
plus 42% |
No |
12 |
12 |
$577
New York
$703
Suffolk |
North
Carolina
Received: 10/22/96
Subject to TANF: 01/01/97 |
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination |
Under
Age 1
Year |
Same
as under former AFDC program. |
3
Months of
Benefits |
12 |
12 |
$272 |
North
Dakota
Received: 05/01/97
Subject to TANF: 07/01/97 |
When
determined able to engage in work or 24 months, whichever is sooner |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Case Closed |
Under
Age 4
Months |
Same
as under former AFDC program. |
No |
12 |
12 |
$440 |
Ohio
Received: 09/19/96
Subject to TANF: 10/01/96 |
24
Months |
First:
Ineligible for
1 Month
Maximum
Termination
for 6 Months
Minimum |
Under
Age 1
Year |
$250
plus 1/2 for 18 months |
County
Option |
12 |
12 |
$341 |
Oklahoma
Received: 09/30/96
Subject to TANF: 10/01/96 |
Immediate |
Each
Instance: Termination
|
Under
Age 3
Months |
$120
plus 50% of remainder |
No |
12 |
12 |
$292 |
Oregon
Received: 09/27/96
Subject to TANF: 10/01/96 |
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination
|
Under
Age 90
Days |
Disregard
50% |
Yes
(Benefit
Not
Available) |
12 |
No
Limit for
Low Income
Families |
$460 |
Pennsylvania
Received: 01/23/97
Subject to TANF: 03/03/97 |
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination
Permanently |
Under
Age 1
Year |
Disregard
50% of gross income. |
No |
12 |
12 |
$421 |
Rhode
Island
Received: 03/13/97
Subject to TANF: 03/01/97
|
45
days |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Reduction
Payment to
Third Party
for Children |
Under
Age 1
Year |
$170
plus 50 percent |
3
Months of
Benefits |
Adults:
18; Children
under 250%
FPL: No time limit |
No
Limit for
Low Income
Families
|
$554 |
| South
Carolina Received:
10/12/96 Subject to TANF:
10/12/96 |
When
determined able to engage in work or 24 months, whichever is sooner |
Each
Instance: Termination
Until 30 Days
of
Compliance
|
Under
Age 1
Year |
First
4 months: 50 percent of gross Thereafter:
100 percent |
No |
24 |
24 |
$200 |
South
Dakota
Received: 10/01/96
Subject to TANF: 12/01/96 |
2
Months (Community
Service) |
First:
Warning
Maximum:
Termination
for 1 Month
Minimum
|
Under
Age 12
Weeks |
$90
plus 20 percent of gross |
2
Months of
Benefits |
12 |
12 |
A:
$430 (independent
living)
B: $300
(shared living)
|
Tennessee
Received: 09/30/96
Subject to TANF: 10/01/96 |
Immediate |
First:
Termination
Until
Compliance
Maximum:
Termination
Minimum
3 Months |
Under
Age 4
Months |
The
work expense disregard will be set at $134, to conform to the requirements
of the food stamp program. Tennessee will apply fill-the-gap budgeting to
both earned income and child support. |
No |
18 |
18 |
$185 |
Texas
Received: 10/01/96
Subject to TANF: 11/05/96 |
Immediate |
Each
Instance: Increasing
Reduction
Maximum:
Reduction
|
Under
Age 4
Years |
Same
as under former AFDC program. |
$1,000 |
18 |
12 |
$188 |
Utah
Received: 09/30/96
Subject to TANF: 10/01/96 |
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Case Closed |
Automatic
Exemptions
Are Not
Provided |
First
$100 plus 50 percent of remainder |
3
Months of
Benefits |
24 |
No
Limit for
Low Income
Families |
$426
|
Vermont
Received: 09/20/96
Subject to TANF: 09/20/96 |
15
Months for
UP 30
Months for
Single Parents |
First:
Reduction
Vendor
Payments
Maximum:
Termination
|
Under
Age 18
Months |
Applicants
and recipients employed in unsubsidized jobs receive permanent earned income
disregard of $150 plus 25% of the remainder; recipients receiving wages
from subsidized jobs under the community service jobs will receive a $90
work expense disregard. |
No |
36 |
No
limit for
Low Income
Families
|
$639 |
Virginia
Received: 12/06/96
Subject to TANF: 02/01/97 |
Immediate |
First:
Termination
for 1 Month
Maximum:
Termination
for 6 Months |
Under
Age 18
Months |
Participants
in VIEW may keep all earnings and TANF up to 100% of the Federal Poverty
Level. |
4
Months of
Benefits |
12 |
12 |
$354 |
Washington
Received: 12/12/96
Subject to TANF: 01/10/97 |
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination |
Under
Age 1
Year |
50
percent of monthly gross income |
$1,500 |
12 |
12 |
$546 |
West
Virginia
Received: 11/27/96
Subject to TANF: 01/11/97 |
24 |
First:
Reduction
Maximum:
Termination
for 6 Months
|
Under
Age 1
Year for
First Child; Under
Age 6
Months for Subsequent
Child(ren) |
40
percent |
3
Months of
Benefits |
12 |
12 |
$253
(10%
increase
for
married
couple)
|
Wisconsin
Received: 08/22/96
Subject to TANF: 09/30/96 |
Immediate |
First:
Reduction
(work hours)
and
Termination
(employment)
Maximum:
Termination |
Under
Age 12
Weeks |
Disregarded
until family reaches 115 percent of poverty level. |
$1,000 |
Yes
(Months
not
specified) |
Yes
(Months
not
specified) |
$673
Family in
Community
Service
$628
Family in
Transition |
Wyoming
Received: 10/17/96
Subject to TANF: 01/01/97 |
Immediate
Under Pay
After
Performance |
Each
Instance: Termination
for Minimum
1 Month |
Under
Age 3
Months |
$200
per adult |
No |
12 |
No
Limit for
Low Income
Families
|
$340 |
