Eligibility criteria
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of New Hampshire, either pregnant or responsible for a child under 19 years of age, a US national, citizen, legal alien, or permanent resident, have low or very low income, and be either under-employed (working for very low wages), unemployed or about to become unemployed.

Description
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) provides cash assistance to families with dependent children through either the Family Assistance Program (FAP) or the New Hampshire Employment Program (NHEP). To qualify, the dependent children must lack parental support or care due to death, continued absence or because one or both parents in a two-parent home are disabled, unemployed or working less than 100 hours a month.
Parents of families eligible for TANF cash assistance are also eligible for Medicaid; children of TANF eligible families are eligible for Healthy Kids Gold medical coverage. Families eligible for TANF are also eligible for Emergency Assistance that can help them get and keep safe and secure housing.

Managing organization
New Hampshire http://www.state.nh.us

Program contact information & web resources
To learn more about New Hampshire TANF please visit:
http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/DHHS/TANF/default.htm

You can view a list of frequently asked questions about New Hampshire TANF at:
http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/DHHS/TANF/FAQs/default.htm

You can toll-free to ask about the program by calling:
800-852-3345 4238

To use a web-form to send e-mail inquiries about TANF to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services please link to:
http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/DHHS/DHHS_SITE/Special/_Feedback.htm?a=TANF&b=the+Temporary+Assistance+for+Needy+Families+Program&c=013