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Revision 24-2; Effective April 1, 2024
TANF and SNAP
Federal legislation requires certain people receive benefits for a limited number of months.
TANF
A household with a caretaker or second parent is limited to receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) for 60 months. Each caretaker and second parent have their own separate TANF federal time limit (FTL). When the caretaker or second parent reaches the 60th month of their TANF FTL, deny the entire household at the end of the 60th month.
Benefits received as an eligible child do not count toward their TANF FTL if the child is later certified as a caretaker or second parent. A child who is certified on a TANF EDG that reaches their TANF FTL may continue to receive TANF if certified with a different caretaker or payee who has not reached their TANF FTL.
Note: Do not count TANF-SP benefits toward a caretaker's or second parent's 60-month TANF FTL.
SNAP
An able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) is any person who is age 18 through 52 without dependents in their SNAP household. ABAWDs must meet the ABAWD work requirement by working at least 80 hours in a 30-calendar day period unless they meet exception criteria. ABAWDs who do not meet the work requirement are initially limited to receive three months of SNAP benefits in a 36-month period. The 36-month period begins the first month an ABAWD fails to meet the ABAWD work requirement.
Related Policy
ABAWD Referral Processes, A-1831.1.2
SNAP ABAWD Work Requirements, A-1940
Regaining Eligibility, A-1960
TANF-SP 60-Month Time Limit, A-2560