Food Stamp Program
FNS Could Improve Guidance and Monitoring to Help Ensure Appropriate Use of Noncash Categorical Eligibility Gao ID: GAO-07-465 March 28, 2007In fiscal year 2005, the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Stamp Program served over 25 million individuals per month, on average, providing over $28 billion in benefits for the year. To reduce the administrative burden on state agencies, current food stamp regulations allow households that receive or are authorized to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) noncash services to obtain automatic eligibility for food stamps, known as categorical eligibility. TANF noncash services include any TANF noncash or in-kind benefits, such as child care and transportation aid. Under categorical eligibility, households must apply to determine if they will receive any food stamp benefits. The application process for categorically eligible food stamps is the same as for regular food stamps, except that caseworkers apply the different income and asset limits for the TANF noncash services, or those imposed by the state. Under current food stamp regulations, states must confer categorical eligibility for individuals receiving, or authorized to receive, TANF noncash services that are funded with more than 50 percent federal or state maintenance of effort (MOE) funds and serve certain TANF purposes. In addition, states have the option to confer categorical eligibility using TANF noncash services funded with less than 50 percent federal or state funds. States are required to determine that individuals are eligible for a TANF noncash service and notify them of this determination before conferring categorical eligibility, but individuals are not required to receive these services. USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), which administers the Food Stamp Program, is not required to track how states are implementing categorical eligibility, but it does sporadically collect information from the states on the nature and funding of the services used to confer categorical eligibility. The Administration has proposed eliminating TANF noncash categorical eligibility for food stamps, and the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that about 280,000 participants would no longer be eligible for food stamps in fiscal year 2008 if the proposal is implemented. Also, because food stamp eligibility confers automatic eligibility for other nutrition programs, such as the National School Lunch Program, there is some question as to how the elimination of TANF noncash categorical eligibility would affect the recipients of other nutrition programs. In this context, Congress asked us to review the implementation of TANF noncash categorical eligibility and examine the potential effect of its proposed elimination. Specifically, Congress asked us to answer the following questions: (1) How have states implemented categorical eligibility for TANF noncash recipients? (2) How do the income and asset levels of TANF noncash food stamp recipients compare to those of TANF cash food stamp recipients? (3) What is the potential effect of eliminating TANF noncash categorical eligibility on Food Stamp Program participation, administration, and state administrative costs?
In summary, we reported the following findings: The 29 states that confer TANF noncash categorical eligibility use a variety of noncash services to qualify participants for food stamp benefits under categorical eligibility, such as services that provide employment support, family support, and self-sufficiency support. Some states use brochures or information referral services that could allow for a large segment of the state's food stamp population to be categorically eligible, while some states use services designed to serve more narrowly defined populations. Six states may not be following program regulations, however, which require them to use certain federally or state-funded noncash services to confer categorical eligibility. Additionally, some states reported that they do not specifically determine if an individual needs a certain TANF noncash service before conferring food stamp eligibility. TANF noncash categorically eligible food stamp households appear to have slightly higher incomes as compared to those of TANF cash categorically eligible households. We do not have asset data for the TANF cash categorically eligible households, so we cannot compare the assets of TANF cash and TANF noncash households. Our analysis showed that a vast majority of TANF noncash households may remain eligible for food stamps without TANF noncash categorical eligibility because their income and/or asset levels are within the regular food stamp limits. Other households may lose eligibility for food stamps because their income and/or asset levels are too high. However, the degree to which participation may decrease varies across the states. In addition, our analysis showed that few noncash households may lose eligibility for other nutrition programs because their incomes are sufficiently low to qualify them for these programs. Similarly, many of the states' food stamp officials believed eliminating noncash categorical eligibility would decrease participation in food stamps and other nutrition programs. Many of the states' food stamp officials also believed that the proposed elimination of noncash categorical eligibility would increase the Food Stamp Program administrative workload and state administrative costs, for example, due to the need to verify assets, change data systems, and train staff.
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Report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:
U.S. Senate:
United States Government Accountability Office:
GAO:
March 2007:
Food Stamp Program:
FNS Could Improve Guidance and Monitoring to Help Ensure Appropriate
Use of Noncash Categorical Eligibility:
GAO-07-465:
Contents:
Letter:
Appendix I: Briefing Slides:
Appendix II: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology:
Appendix III: State Vehicle Rule Choices and Descriptions:
Appendix IV: Other Nutrition Programs:
Appendix V: Nature of TANF Noncash Services Used to Confer Categorical
Eligibility for Food Stamps:
Appendix VI: Eligibility Criteria of TANF Noncash Services Used to
Confer Categorical Eligibility:
Appendix VII: State-by-State Comparison of TANF Noncash and TANF Cash
Categorically Eligible Households:
Appendix VIII: State-by-State Household Characteristics of TANF Noncash
Categorically Eligible Food Stamp Households:
Appendix IX: GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments:
Related GAO Products:
Abbreviations:
CACFP: Child and Adult Care Food Program:
CSFP: Commodity Supplemental Food Program:
FNS: Food and Nutrition Service:
FSP: Food Stamp Program:
HHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
MOE: maintenance of effort:
NSLP: National School Lunch Program:
SBP: School Breakfast Program:
SFMNP: Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program:
SMP: Special Milk Program:
TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families:
TEFAP: The Emergency Food Assistance Program:
USDA: U.S. Department of Agriculture:
WIC: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children:
[End of section]
United States Government Accountability Office:
Washington, DC 20548:
March 28, 2007:
The Honorable Tom Harkin:
Chairman:
The Honorable Saxby Chambliss:
Ranking Republican Member:
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:
United States Senate:
In fiscal year 2005, the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Stamp
Program served over 25 million individuals per month, on average,
providing over $28 billion in benefits for the year. To reduce the
administrative burden on state agencies, current food stamp regulations
allow households that receive or are authorized to receive Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) noncash services to obtain
automatic eligibility for food stamps, known as categorical
eligibility.[Footnote 1] TANF noncash services include any TANF noncash
or in-kind benefits, such as child care and transportation
aid.[Footnote 2] Under categorical eligibility, households must apply
to determine if they will receive any food stamp benefits. The
application process for categorically eligible food stamps is the same
as for regular food stamps, except that caseworkers apply the different
income and asset limits for the TANF noncash services, or those imposed
by the state.[Footnote 3]
Under current food stamp regulations, states must confer categorical
eligibility for individuals receiving, or authorized to receive, TANF
noncash services that are funded with more than 50 percent federal or
state maintenance of effort (MOE) funds and serve certain TANF
purposes. In addition, states have the option to confer categorical
eligibility using TANF noncash services funded with less than 50
percent federal or state funds. States are required to determine that
individuals are eligible for a TANF noncash service and notify them of
this determination before conferring categorical eligibility, but
individuals are not required to receive these services. USDA's Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS), which administers the Food Stamp Program, is
not required to track how states are implementing categorical
eligibility, but it does sporadically collect information from the
states on the nature and funding of the services used to confer
categorical eligibility.
The Administration has proposed eliminating TANF noncash categorical
eligibility for food stamps, and the Congressional Budget Office has
estimated that about 280,000 participants would no longer be eligible
for food stamps in fiscal year 2008 if the proposal is implemented.
Also, because food stamp eligibility confers automatic eligibility for
other nutrition programs, such as the National School Lunch Program,
there is some question as to how the elimination of TANF noncash
categorical eligibility would affect the recipients of other nutrition
programs. In this context, you asked us to review the implementation of
TANF noncash categorical eligibility and examine the potential effect
of its proposed elimination. Specifically, you asked us to answer the
following questions: (1) How have states implemented categorical
eligibility for TANF noncash recipients? (2) How do the income and
asset levels of TANF noncash food stamp recipients compare to those of
TANF cash food stamp recipients? (3) What is the potential effect of
eliminating TANF noncash categorical eligibility on Food Stamp Program
participation, administration, and state administrative costs?
To answer these questions, we surveyed food stamp administrators in the
50 states and the District of Columbia to collect information on TANF
noncash categorical eligibility implementation. We also obtained
household characteristic data on noncash households from 21 out of the
29 states that confer TANF noncash categorical eligibility. To augment
the survey results, we conducted site visits in Maryland,
Massachusetts, and South Carolina to interview state and local
officials responsible for administering the food stamp and other
nutrition programs. We selected states that were geographically
dispersed across FNS regions and provided variety across (1) population
coverage of TANF noncash services, (2) number of noncash services, and
(3) total food stamp population. We reviewed FNS data and interviewed
officials from FNS and representatives of nutrition groups. We
conducted our work from June 2006 to March 2007 in accordance with
generally accepted government auditing standards.
On March 15, 2007, we briefed you on the results of our analysis. This
report formally conveys the information provided in that briefing (see
app. I). In summary, we reported the following findings:
* The 29 states that confer TANF noncash categorical eligibility use a
variety of noncash services to qualify participants for food stamp
benefits under categorical eligibility, such as services that provide
employment support, family support, and self-sufficiency support. Some
states use brochures or information referral services that could allow
for a large segment of the state's food stamp population to be
categorically eligible, while some states use services designed to
serve more narrowly defined populations.[Footnote 4] Six states may not
be following program regulations, however, which require them to use
certain federally or state-funded noncash services to confer
categorical eligibility. Additionally, some states reported that they
do not specifically determine if an individual needs a certain TANF
noncash service before conferring food stamp eligibility.
* TANF noncash categorically eligible food stamp households appear to
have slightly higher incomes as compared to those of TANF cash
categorically eligible households.[Footnote 5] We do not have asset
data for the TANF cash categorically eligible households, so we cannot
compare the assets of TANF cash and TANF noncash households.
* Our analysis showed that a vast majority of TANF noncash households
may remain eligible for food stamps without TANF noncash categorical
eligibility because their income and/or asset levels are within the
regular food stamp limits. Other households may lose eligibility for
food stamps because their income and/or asset levels are too high.
However, the degree to which participation may decrease varies across
the states. In addition, our analysis showed that few noncash
households may lose eligibility for other nutrition programs because
their incomes are sufficiently low to qualify them for these programs.
Similarly, many of the states' food stamp officials believed
eliminating noncash categorical eligibility would decrease
participation in food stamps and other nutrition programs. Many of the
states' food stamp officials also believed that the proposed
elimination of noncash categorical eligibility would increase the Food
Stamp Program administrative workload and state administrative costs,
for example, due to the need to verify assets, change data systems, and
train staff.
In conclusion, although some states appear to do little to link a
household's need for specific TANF noncash services in conferring
categorical eligibility for food stamps, we found that the vast
majority of these households may still be eligible for regular food
stamps if TANF noncash categorical eligibility were eliminated. In
addition, it appears that some states are not conferring categorical
eligibility to households receiving, or authorized to receive, TANF
noncash services funded with more than 50 percent federal or state MOE
funds as required by the regulations. As a result, some states may not
assess all potentially eligible households to determine if they could
receive food stamps through a TANF noncash service. Finally, FNS's
administration of the TANF noncash categorical eligibility program may
result in some states not following program rules or states not fully
understanding the implications of how they have implemented the
program.
To improve management and administration of TANF noncash categorical
eligibility, we recommend that FNS provide guidance and technical
assistance to states clarifying which TANF noncash services states must
use to confer categorical eligibility for food stamps and monitor
states' compliance with the categorical eligibility requirements.
We provided a draft of this report to FNS for comment, and on March 12,
2007, we met with FNS officials to obtain their comments. Overall, the
officials agreed with our findings, conclusions, and recommendation.
The agency officials said they would wait until after the Food Stamp
Program is reauthorized under the Farm Bill reauthorization due in 2007
to see if TANF noncash categorical eligibility for food stamps is
retained before implementing the recommendation. FNS officials said it
is difficult to identify the magnitude of states' noncompliance with
the funding rule without more information about specific state
programs. We added information, where appropriate, on which states
appear not to be following the funding rules and provided some examples
of the noncash services. FNS officials also said that if TANF noncash
categorical eligibility is eliminated, only a small number of
households may no longer be eligible for food stamps, even if this
number represents a high percentage of a state's TANF noncash
categorically eligible population. We agree with this statement and
clarified the text.
In addition, FNS officials stated that at the state level, program
changes are regularly made which may increase state administrative
costs. The officials noted that these costs can be difficult to
quantify and can vary from state to state; moreover, small changes in
the amount of time spent on one part of policy may not change total
state administrative costs. We agree that states may experience
different costs to change their operations if noncash categorical
eliGIbility is eliminated, but we reported information that the states
provided in response to our survey. The agency also indicated that it
recently issued a report on expanded categorical eligibility in
February 2007.[Footnote 6] FNS officials said that although FNS may
characterize information on states somewhat differently than we do, the
conclusions about the program remain the same. FNS also provided
technical comments, which we incorporated where appropriate.
We are sending copies of this report to the Secretary of Agriculture,
appropriate congressional committees, and other interested parties. We
will also make copies available to others upon request. In addition,
the report will be available at no charge on GAO's Web site at
[hyperlink, http://www.gao.gov].
If you or your staff have any questions about this report, please
contact me at (202) 512-7215 or nilsens@gao.gov. Contact points for our
Offices of Congressional Relations and Public Affairs may be found in
the last page of this report. GAO staff who have made major
contributions to this report are listed in appendix IX.
Sincerely,
Signed by:
Sigurd R. Nilsen:
Director:
Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues:
[End of section]
Appendix I: Briefing Slides:
Briefing for the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry:
States' Use of Categorical Eligibility under the Food Stamp Program:
March 15, 2007:
Introduction:
* On average, in fiscal year 2005, the Food Stamp Program (FSP)-
administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS)-served over 25 million individuals per month,
providing over $28 billion in benefits for the year. However,
households can be food stamp eligible, but entitled to no money in
monthly benefits based on income level.
* Current food stamp regulations allow households that receive or are
authorized to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
cash assistance or TANF noncash services to obtain automatic
eligibility for food stamps, known as categorical eligibility. TANF is
administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
* The Administration has proposed eliminating TANF noncash categorical
eligibility for food stamps. The Congressional Budget Office estimated
that about 280,000 participants (with an average per person monthly
benefit of about $48) would no longer be eligible for food stamps in
fiscal year 2008 if the proposal is implemented.
Key Questions:
1) How have states implemented categorical eligibility for TANF noncash
recipients?
2) How do the income and asset levels of TANF noncash food stamp
recipients compare to those of TANF cash food stamp recipients?
3) What is the potential effect of eliminating TANF noncash categorical
eligibility on Food Stamp Program participation, administration, and
state administrative costs?
Scope and Methodology:
* We conducted a survey of FSP administrators in the 50 states and the
District of Columbia[Footnote 10] on categorical eligibility
implementation and obtained data on households from 21 out of 29 states
that confer TANF noncash categorical eligibility.[Footnote 11]
* We conducted site visits in Maryland, Massachusetts, and South
Carolina. We selected states that were geographically dispersed across
FNS regions and provided variety across the following criteria: (1)
states that use TANF noncash services that could cover a large segment
of their food stamp population versus services targeted to more
narrowly defined populations, (2) the state's total number of TANF
noncash services that confer categorical eligibility, and (3) the
state's total food stamp population.
* We reviewed FNS data and interviewed FNS officials as well as
representatives of nutrition groups.
* We conducted our work from June 2006 to March 2007 in accordance with
generally accepted government auditing standards.
Summary of Results:
* States use a variety of TANF noncash services to qualify participants
for food stamp benefits under categorical eligibility, such as services
that provide employment support, family support, and self-sufficiency
support. Some of these services provide brochures or information
referral that could allow for a large segment of the state's food stamp
population to be categorically eligible, while others are designed to
serve more narrowly defined populations.
* TANF noncash categorically eligible food stamp households appear to
have slightly higher incomes as compared to those of TANF cash
categorically eligible households. We do not have asset data for the
TANF cash categorically eligible households, so we cannot compare the
assets of TANF cash and TANF noncash households[Footnote 12].
* Our analysis showed that a vast majority of TANF noncash households
may remain eligible for food stamps without TANF noncash categorical
eligibility because their income and/or asset levels are within the
regular food stamp limits. Other households may lose eligibility for
food stamps because their income and/or asset levels are too high.
Similarly, many states believed eliminating noncash categorical
eligibility would decrease Food Stamp Program participation, as well as
increase the administrative workload and costs related to the Food
Stamp Program.
Background: Categorical Eligibility:
* Categorical eligibility for food stamps through receipt of, or
authorization to receive, TANF noncash services was established under
guidance issued after the implementation of welfare reform legislation
under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996.[Footnote 13]:
- TANF noncash services include any TANF noncash or in-kind benefits
such as child care and transportation aid provided to working
families.[Footnote 14]
- In 2000, FNS issued final regulations implementing TANF noncash
categorical eligibility for food stamps.
* The intent of categorical eligibility was to reduce the
administrative burden on state agencies by streamlining the need to
apply means tests for both TANF and food stamps.
* The application process for categorically eligible food stamps is the
same as for regular food stamps, except caseworkers apply different
income and asset limits. The asset limit for categorically eligible
food stamps is that imposed by a TANF noncash service or by a state;
there is no separate food stamp asset limit.[Footnote 15]
Table:
Background: Comparison of Regular and Categorical Eligibility Food
Stamp Rules:
Regular food stamp rules:
Gross monthly income limit: At or below 130 percent of the federal
poverty level (no gross income limit for households with at least one
elderly or disabled member);
Net monthly income limit: At or below 100 percent of poverty;
Asset limit: $2,000; $3,000 for households with at least one elderly or
disabled member Vehicle rules vary by state[a] (see app. III)
TANF noncash categorical eligibility food stamp rules[b]:
Gross monthly income limit: No separate gross income limit for TANF
purposes 1 and 2 because already targeted to needy families. For TANF
purposes 3 and 4, gross income limit at or below 200 percent of
poverty.
Net monthly income limit: No separate net income limit;
Asset limit: Asset limit is that imposed by a TANF noncash service or a
state; there is no separate food stamp asset limit.
Source: FNS Food Stamp Regulations.
Note: Households receiving, or authorized to receive, TANF no ncash
services that further TANF purpose 1-assistance to needy families so
that children maybe cared for in their own homes or in the homes of
relatives-and purpose 2-to end the dependence of needy parents on
government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage-
are categorically eligible for food stamps. Households receiving, or
authorized to receive, TANF noncash services that further TANF purpose
3-to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies-and
purpose 4-to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent
families-are required to have a gross monthly income limit at or below
200 percent of poverty-in order to be categorically eligible for food
stamps.
[a] Vehicle rules vary by state because they are allowed to substitute
the following rules in place of the FSP rules: TANF Assistance, TANF-
MOE categorical eligibility, and Child Care/Foster Care (see app. III).
[b] States also apply criteria other than income, such as presence of
children in the household, to determine eligibility for TANF noncash
services that confer categorical eligibility (see app. VI).
[End of table]
Background: Categorical Eligibility Rules:
* Under current FSP regulations on categorical eligibility, states:
- must confer categorical eligibility for individuals who are receiving
or authorized to receive TANF noncash services if these services are
funded with more than 50 percent TANF or MOE dollars;
- have the option to confer categorical eligibility using TANF noncash
services funded with less than 50 percent TANF or MOE dollars,[Footnote
16] and;
- must determine that an individual is eligible for a TANF noncash
service and notify the individual of this determination to confer
categorical eligibility.
Background: Federal and State Roles:
* FNS is not required to track how states are implementing categorical
eligibility, but it does sporadically collect information from the
states on the nature and funding of the services used to confer
categorical eligibility.
* HHS is not required to collect information on the number or
characteristics of the TANF noncash recipients, how states implement
categorical eligibility, or on funding for specific TANF noncash
services.[Footnote 17]
* TANF programs are state administered and states are not required to
report on the use of TANF noncash services. However, states report
certain information, such as:
- the number, household characteristics, and work activities of TANF
cash recipients and;
- the amount and type of TANF and state MOE spending.
Background: Other Nutrition Program Eligibility:
* Food stamp eligibility confers automatic eligibility for other
nutrition programs, such as:
- School Breakfast Program (SBP);
- National School Lunch Program (NSLP);
- Special Milk Program (SMP);
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC);
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP);
- The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP);
- Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP); and:
- Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) (see app. IV).
Question 1:
Over Half of States Confer TANF Noncash Categorical Eligibility:
* Twenty-nine of the 51 states use TANF noncash services to confer
categorical eligibility for food stamps.[Footnote 18]
- Fifteen of the 29 use employment support services to confer
categorical eligibility (see slide 15 and see app. V).
* The number of services states use to confer TANF noncash categorical
eligibility varies.
- Fifteen of 29 states that confer TANF noncash categorical eligibility
use one TANF noncash service; the remaining 14 use more than one.
Question 1:
Number of TANF Noncash Categorically Eligible Households Varies in
Proportion to Number of Total Food Stamp Households:
* The percentage of TANF noncash categorically eligible households as a
proportion of total food stamp households is less than or equal to 20
percent in more than half of the 21 states that could provide household
data.[Footnote 19]
- Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia
have less than or equal to 20 percent TANF noncash categorically
eligible households.
Figure: Bar Graph:
Number of states, less than or equal to 20 percent: 12;
Number of states, greater than 20 percent and less than or equal to 40
percent: 1;
Number of states, greater than 40 percent and less than or equal to 60
percent: 4;
Number of states, greater than 60 percent and less than or equal to 80
percent: 2;
Number of states, greater than 80 percent and less than or equal to 100
percent: 2;
Source: GAO.
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[End of figure]
Question 1:
Nature of Services States Use to Confer TANF Noncash Categorical
Eligibility Varies:
Figure: Bar Graph:
Number of services in the 29 states: Nature of TANF noncash services;
Employment support: 22;
Family support: 14;
Self-sufficiency support: 13;
Child care: 6;
Transportation assistance: 4;
Information and referral services: 4;
Pregnancy prevention and support: 2;
Domestic violence prevention: 2.
Source: GAO survey. These categories were derived by GAO based on state
reports of the TANF noncash services they use to confer categorical
eligibility.
Note: States may have more than one service that falls into the same
category. Most (49 of the 67) of the TANF noncash services that states
use to confer categorical eligibility provide employment support, which
includes job training or job site mentoring; family support, which
includes services to help keep families together; and self-sufficiency
support, which includes case management services or short-term
emergency payments (see app. V).
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Question 1:
A Few States Provide Information on Services to Confer Categorical
Eligibility:
* Eight of 29 states use brochures or information referral services
that have eligibility criteria that could allow for a large segment of
their food stamp population to be categorically eligible for food
stamps (see app. VI). For example:
- Massachusetts state officials told us that the state provides an
informational brochure that describes services that could benefit food
stamp households, such as employment support, subsidized child care,
and financial assistance;
- A North Dakota state official reported that the state provides
information and referrals to various other agencies, programs,
organizations, and community/county resources that could be of benefit
to the households. Examples of these services include child care
assistance and job services.
Question 1:
Some States Use Services Designed for More Narrowly Defined
Populations to Confer Categorical Eligibility:
* Some states confer categorical eligibility using TANF noncash
services that are designed to serve more narrowly defined populations.
For example:
- One TANF service in Alaska provides case management services to those
employed and leaving TANF cash assistance;
- One TANF service in Arkansas provides transportation assistance to
former TANF cash recipients who are employed;
- One TANF service in Kansas provides work-related support services to
former TANF cash recipients for 12 months following their TANF case
closure.
Question 1:
Factors Important in Choosing TANF Noncash Services to Confer
Categorical Eligibility:
* States that confer TANF noncash categorical eligibility reported that
they use a variety of criteria when determining what services to use to
confer categorical eligibility. The criteria most frequently cited as
"extremely important" or "very important" were:
- increasing access to individuals state officials believe need food
assistance;
- the TANF noncash service already existed across the state, helping
the state increase FSP participation;
- easing the FSP eligibility process for caseworkers, and simplifying
the FSP application process for clients.
Question 1:
Some States May Not Be Following Program Funding Regulations:
* Six states have TANF noncash services that they should be using to
confer categorical eligibility, but reported that they were not using
these services to confer categorical eligibility.[Footnote 20]
* According to FSP regulations, TANF noncash services funded with more
than 50 percent TANF or MOE dollars must be used to confer categorical
eligibility. Households receiving, or authorized to receive, these
services should be considered categorically eligible because the
services either:
- further TANF purpose 1 (assistance to needy families so that children
may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives) or
TANF purpose 2 (to end the dependence of needy parents on government
benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage) or;
- further TANF purpose 3 (to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-
of-wedlock pregnancies) or 4 (to encourage the formation and
maintenance of two-parent f families) and have a gross monthly income
limit at or below 200 percent of poverty.
Question 1:
Most States Use an Income Test to Determine Eligibility for TANF
Noncash Services That Confer Categorical Eligibility:
* Most states (21 of 29) use an income test to determine eligibility
for TANF noncash services that confer categorical eligibility (see app.
VI and next slide)[Footnote 21].
* The remaining states (8 of 29) use eligibility criteria other than an
income limit for the TANF noncash service that confers categorical
eligibility, such as the presence of a child in the household.
Figure: Bar graph:
Number of states: States' income test criteria for noncash services;
Gross income limit greater than 130 percent but less than 200 percent
of poverty [a]: 15 states;
Gross income limit less than or equal to 130 percent of poverty: 6
states;
Net income limit less than or equal to 100 percent of poverty: 2 states;
Income limit linked to poverty but gross or net income not specified: 1
state;
Income limit linked to state-determined standard of need[b]: 2 states.
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Source: GAO survey (see app. VI).
Note: States may be counted more than once if they have income limits
for more than one TANF service. One state uses a TANF noncash service
that has both a gross income limit greater than 130 percent but less
than 200 percent of poverty and a net income limit at or below 100
percent of poverty.
[a] Pennsylvania uses a gross income limit of 235 percent of poverty
for TANF noncash services that further TANF purpose 2, meet the state's
definition of "needy," and do not require a gross income limit at or
below 200 percent of poverty.
[b] One state uses a formula based on minimum wage, and the other state
compares a calculated gross income to 100 percent of the state's
standard of need.
[End of figure]
Question 1:
Few States Specifically Determine Need for a TANF Service before
Conferring Food Stamp Eligibility:
* Six states reported that they primarily question the clients about
their needs and match them with an appropriate TANF noncash service
before conducting a means test for the specific service to determine
whether a client is categorically eligible [Footnote 22];
- However, caseworkers in 2 states told us that they give clients an
informational brochure that confers TANF noncash categorical
eligibility without explicitly determining whether clients need the
services listed.[Footnote 23]
* Twenty-two states did not report that they specifically determined a
need for a TANF service before conferring food stamp eligibility;
- Thirteen states reported that they primarily conduct a means test for
the specific TANF noncash service that the state has determined will
confer categorical eligibility;
- Seven states reported that they confer categorical eligibility to
households that are authorized to receive (or are receiving) TANF
noncash services;[Footnote 24]
- Two states reported that they do not determine whether a client is
eligible to receive TANF noncash services because all individuals are
automatically eligible for these services, and as a result are
categorically eligible for food stamps.
* One state did not respond to this survey question.
Question 2:
Noncash Household Incomes Appear Higher than Those of Cash Households,
but No Data Available to Compare Assets:
* As one would expect, TANF noncash categorically eligible households
appear to have slightly higher gross and net income levels as compared
to TANF cash categorically eligible households.[Footnote 25] (see app.
VII):
* We cannot compare asset information for TANF cash and noncash
households, because FNS does not collect asset data on TANF cash
categorically eligible households;
- However, for the 12 states that provided us with asset data on
noncash households, the majority of households have assets below the
$2,000 regular food stamp asset limit. (see app. VIII);
- State officials in Maryland, Massachusetts, and South Carolina told
us that TANF noncash categorically eligible households rarely have
assets over the $2,000 limit, but recalled a few rare cases in which
households had land, bank account balances, lottery winnings, or lump-
sum settlements worth over $2,000.
Question 3:
FSP Participation May Decrease if TANF Noncash Categorical
Eligibility Is Eliminated:
* Overall our analysis showed that few noncash households may become
ineligible for food stamps if TANF noncash categorical eligibility was
eliminated (see app. VIII).
- Three percent of TANF noncash categorically eligible households
(49,424 of 1,611,069)-in the 21 states that provided gross income data-
would not meet the gross income limit for regular food stamps and thus
would become ineligible.[Footnote 26]
- For the remaining households-in the 20 states that provided net
income data-2 percent of TANF noncash categorically eligible households
(24,637 of 1,556,743) would not meet the net income limit for regular
food stamps and thus would become ineligible.
- Two percent of the remaining households (4,045 of 234,926)-in the 12
states that provided asset data-would not meet the asset limit for
regular food stamps and thus would become ineligible.
* However, we found that the degree to which participation may decrease
varies across these 21 states. For example, North Carolina's and
Arizona's noncash categorically eligible household participation may
decrease by over 25 percent,[Footnote 27] while Kansas and South
Carolina may experience very small drops in participation (0.10 percent
and 0.20 percent, respectively).
* Similarly, 96 percent of the states (26 of 27 that responded) that
currently confer TANF noncash categorical eligibility told us that
eliminating noncash categorical eligibility would decrease
participation, with states reporting differing degrees of
decrease.[Footnote 28] For example,
- A Michigan official said participation may greatly decrease because
clients who are income eligible may not be asset eligible;
- A Virginia official said there would be little effect, if any, on
participation, because very few households use TANF noncash categorical
eligibility.
Question 3:
Participation in Other Nutrition Programs May Also Decrease
if TANF Noncash Categorical Eligibility Is Eliminated:
* We found that some noncash households may lose eligibility for other
nutrition programs (see app. VIII):
- Three percent of noncash households (34,222 of 1,045,097) with
children would not be income eligible for free school meals-the
National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Special
Milk Program.[Footnote 29] Of these households, an additional 3 percent
(880 of 34,222) would also not be income eligible for reduced price
school meals;
- Less than 1 percent of nonelderly noncash households (7,047 of
1,568,376) would not be income eligible for the Women, Infants, and
Children Program.[Footnote 30]
* We found that some noncash households may lose eligibility for other
nutrition programs:
- Four percent of all TANF noncash households (71,835 of 1,694,425)
would not be income eligible for free Child and Adult Care Food Program
meals;[Footnote 31]
- Less than 1 percent of households (739 of 165,237) with at least one
elderly member would not be income eligible for the Senior Farmers'
Market Nutrition Program.
* State officials in Maryland, Massachusetts, and South Carolina told
us that former categorically eligible recipients may:
- be confused about continued eligibility for other nutrition programs
and not reapply for these programs, and;
- be discouraged by the burden of applying for other nutrition programs
if no longer automatically eligible.
Question 3:
Most States Believe Eliminating TANF Noncash Categorical Eligibility
Would Increase FSP Administrative Workload:
* Most states (24 of 27 that responded) that currently confer TANF
noncash categorical eligibility told us that eliminating noncash
categorical eligibility would increase their caseworker workload
[Footnote 32].
* Some common reasons state officials indicated for the increase in FSP
administrative workload were [Footnote 33]:
- increase in verifications needed;
- increase in error rates as required verifications increase;
- changes to data systems;
- increase in time to process applications, and;
- changes to policies and related materials.
Question 3:
Over Half of the States Believe Eliminating TANF Noncash
Categorical Eligibility Would Increase State FSP Administrative Costs:
* Sixty-nine percent of the states (18 of 26 that responded) that
currently confer TANF noncash categorical eligibility told us that
eliminating noncash categorical eligibility would increase state
administrative costs.[Footnote 34]
* The reasons state officials indicated for the increase in state FSP
administrative costs were:[Footnote 35]
- additional collection and verification of asset information;
- changes to their data systems and materials, such as policy manuals;
- additional training of staff, and;
- increased time to interview clients regarding program eligibility.
* For example, a North Dakota official said costs would increase due to
the need to reprogram the computer system, change application forms and
brochures, and train caseworkers.
* A Washington official said the proposed change would have a large
effect on costs because caseworkers would need to educate clients on
asset eligibility as well as collect and verify asset documents to
apply the asset rule.
* South Carolina officials told us that asset verification may increase
costs, including paying for bank statements.
Question 3:
Some States Believe Eliminating TANF Noncash Categorical
Eligibility Would Require Modifications to Data Systems:
* Fifty-four percent of states (15 of 28 that responded) that currently
confer TANF noncash categorical eligibility told us that eliminating
noncash categorical eligibility would require them to make changes to
their data systems.[Footnote 36]For example:
- A Maine official said the data system changes would be costly and
delay other needed system changes;
- An Arizona official said the data system changes would increase the
workload and limited resources would be available to make the changes;
- A Delaware official said the state would have to pay programmers to
revise their data system and that this would require time and testing
to ensure the system works correctly.
Conclusions:
* Although some states appear to do little to link a household's need
for specific TANF noncash services in conferring categorical
eligibility for food stamps, we found that the vast majority of these
households may still be eligible for regular food stamps if TANF
noncash categorical eligibility were eliminated.
* It appears that some states are not conferring categorical
eligibility to households receiving, or authorized to receive, TANF
noncash services funded with more than 50 percent TANF or MOE dollars
as required by the regulations. As a result, some states may not assess
all potentially eligible households to determine if they could receive
food stamps through a TANF noncash service.
* FNS's administration of the TANF noncash categorical eligibility
program may result in states not following program rules or states not
fully understanding the implications of how they have implemented the
program.
Recommendation:
* FNS should provide guidance and technical assistance to states
clarifying which TANF noncash services states must use to confer
categorical eligibility for food stamps and monitor states' compliance
with the categorical eligibility requirements.
Agency Comments:
* We obtained oral comments on a draft of this report from USDA's FNS.
FNS also provided technical clarifications, which we incorporated when
appropriate.
* Overall, FNS agreed with our findings and recommendation, and agency
officials said they would wait until after the Farm Bill
reauthorization to see if TANF noncash categorical eligibility for food
stamps is retained before implementing the
recommendation.
* FNS officials said it is difficult to identify the magnitude of
states' noncompliance with the funding rule without more information
about specific state programs and said that the title seemed to
primarily reflect this noncompliance issue. FNS also said the title
should specify "noncash" categorical eligibility. GAO's policy is that
the report title should reflect the content of the recommendation.
However, we added information, where appropriate, on which states
appear not to be following the funding rules, provided some examples of
the noncash services, and added the term "noncash" to the title.
* FNS officials said that if TANF noncash categorical eligibility is
eliminated, only a small number of households may no longer be eligible
for food stamps, even if this number represents a high percentage of a
state's TANF noncash categorically eligible population. We agree with
this statement and clarified the text.
* FNS cautioned us that, at the state level, program changes are
regularly made which may increase state administrative costs. The
officials noted that these costs can be difficult to quantify and can
vary from state to state. Moreover, small changes in the amount of time
spent on one part of policy may not change total state administrative
costs. We agree that states may experience different costs to change
their operations if noncash categorical eligibility is eliminated, but
reported information that the states provided in response to our
survey.
* FNS indicated that it recently issued a report on expanded
categorical eligibility in February 2007. FNS officials said that
although FNS may characterize information on states somewhat
differently than we do, the conclusions about the program remain the
same.
[End of section]
Appendix II: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology:
To understand more about individuals eligible for food stamps as a
result of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) noncash
categorical eligibility, we examined (1) how states have implemented
categorical eligibility for TANF noncash recipients; (2) how the income
and asset levels of TANF noncash food stamp recipients compare to those
of TANF cash food stamp recipients; and (3) the potential effect of
eliminating TANF noncash categorical eligibility on Food Stamp Program
participation, administration, and state administrative costs.
To address these issues, we surveyed state food stamp administrators,
obtained data on TANF noncash households from 21 out of the 29 states
that confer TANF noncash categorical eligibility,[Footnote 7] conducted
three state site visits (Maryland, Massachusetts, and South Carolina),
analyzed data provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA)
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), and interviewed program stakeholders,
including officials at FNS headquarters and regional offices and
representatives of nutrition groups. We conducted our work from June
2006 to March 2007 in accordance with generally accepted government
auditing standards.
Survey of State Food Stamp Administrators:
To learn about states' implementation of TANF noncash categorical
eligibility for food stamps, we conducted a Web-based survey of food
stamp administrators in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The
survey was conducted between October 2006 and February 2007 with 100
percent of state food stamp administrators responding. The survey
included questions about (1) the number and nature of TANF noncash
services states use to confer food stamp categorical eligibility, (2)
why states chose or did not choose to confer noncash categorical
eligibility, (3) how states determine eligibility for noncash services
that confer categorical eligibility, (4) the availability of state data
on household characteristics of TANF noncash food stamp recipients, and
(5) state officials' opinions on the potential effects on food stamp
participation, administration, and state administrative costs, as well
as other nutrition programs, if TANF noncash categorical eligibility
were eliminated.
Because this was a survey of all states and the District (not a sample
survey), there are no sampling errors. However, the practical
difficulties of conducting any survey may introduce nonsampling errors,
such as variations in how respondents interpret questions and their
willingness to offer accurate responses. We took steps to minimize
nonsampling errors, including pretesting draft instruments and using a
Web-based administration system. Specifically, during survey
development, we pretested draft instruments with officials in Maryland,
New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania in August and September 2006. In the
pretests, we were generally interested in the clarity of the questions
and the flow and layout of the survey. For example, we wanted to ensure
definitions used in the surveys were clear and known to the
respondents, categories provided in closed-ended questions were
complete and exclusive, open-ended questions were understandable, and
the ordering of survey sections and the questions within each section
was appropriate. On the basis of the pretests, the Web instrument
underwent some slight revisions. A second step we took to minimize
nonsampling errors was using a Web-based survey. By allowing
respondents to enter their responses directly into an electronic
instrument, this method automatically created a record for each
respondent in a data file and eliminated the need for, and the errors
(and costs) associated with, a manual data entry process. To further
minimize errors, programs used to analyze the survey data were
independently verified to ensure the accuracy of this work. We found
our survey data to be sufficient for the purposes of our work.
Data on TANF Categorically Eligible Food Stamp Households:
We obtained the following data for each TANF noncash categorically
eligible food stamp household for September 2006 from 21 out of the 29
states that confer TANF noncash categorical eligibility:[Footnote 8]
* total number of TANF noncash categorically eligible households;
* gross income;
* net income;
* countable resources, excluding vehicles;
* dollar value of vehicles;
* number of children less than age 5;
* number of children age 5 to 17;
* number of disabled children;
* number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59;
* number of disabled adults age 18 to 59;
* number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over; and:
* number of disabled persons age 60 or over.
We found the state data on TANF noncash categorically eligible food
stamp households to be sufficient for the purposes of our work. To
compare the TANF noncash to TANF cash households, we obtained data from
FNS on the household characteristics of TANF cash categorically
eligible households for fiscal year 2005, the latest available data.
FNS did not provide data on disabled versus nondisabled children and
adults. In addition, FNS did not provide asset data (i.e., countable
resources and vehicles) because the agency does not collect asset data
on TANF cash categorically eligible households.[Footnote 9]
State Site Visits:
To supplement information from the survey, we conducted three site
visits (Maryland, Massachusetts, and South Carolina). We selected
states that were geographically dispersed across FNS regions and
provided variety across (1) states that use TANF noncash services that
could cover a large segment of their food stamp population versus
services targeted to more narrowly defined populations, (2) the state's
total number of TANF noncash services that confer categorical
eligibility, and (3) the state's total food stamp population. During
each visit, we met with state and local officials (including
caseworkers) responsible for administering the food stamp and other
nutrition programs, such as the school breakfast and lunch programs, to
obtain their views on the implementation of, and potential effects of
eliminating, TANF noncash categorical eligibility for food stamps.
[End of section]
Appendix III: State Vehicle Rule Choices and Descriptions:
State: Alabama;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: All vehicles are excluded.
State: Alaska;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Alaska excludes the value of a vehicle if it
is necessary for transportation to meet basic needs (obtaining food,
medical care); transportation to and from work, school, training; used
in self- employment; or used as the household's home. All vehicles with
an equity value of $1,500 or less are excluded. All other vehicles have
their equity value counted.
State: Arizona;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Vehicles are not considered in the resource
determination, with the exception of recreational vehicles.
State: Arkansas;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: In conjunction with the TANF rule, the state
exempts one vehicle per household regardless of the value.
State: California;
Vehicle rule choice: Child care/foster care;
Vehicle rule description: All vehicles are exempt for the purpose of
determining food stamp eligibility.
State: Colorado;
Vehicle rule choice: Food Stamp Program;
Vehicle rule description: All vehicles are exempt except recreational
vehicles.
State: Connecticut;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: State did not provide vehicle rule
description.
State: District of Columbia;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: The District of Columbia excludes the value
of any vehicle primarily used for transportation.
State: Delaware;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF/MOE--categorical eligibility;
Vehicle rule description: Food Stamps (FS) in Delaware does not use the
TANF vehicle rules. Because the state has expanded categorical
eligibility to all FS applicants, except those who have a disqualified
household member, the state does not look at resources in the FSP at
all for categorically eligible households.
State: Florida;
Vehicle rule choice: Food Stamp Program and TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: The state excludes any vehicle possible by
using the food stamp rules to exempt vehicles. For those that cannot be
exempted, the state applies the TANF policy of excluding $8,500 maximum
equity value, and then counting the remaining value toward the $2,000
(or $3,000 for elderly and disabled) asset limit.
State: Georgia;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF/MOE--categorical eligibility;
Vehicle rule description: The state aligned its vehicle policy with its
TANF support services policy. The TANF Transitional Support Services
policy excludes vehicles from consideration.
State: Hawaii;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: All vehicles are excluded regardless of
value.
State: Idaho;
Vehicle rule choice: Food Stamp Program;
Vehicle rule description: Idaho currently uses Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) rules on vehicle resource determination. The state is
proposing a rule change to the legislature this year. If passed, Idaho
will exclude one vehicle per adult household member; all other vehicles
subject to CFR rules.
State: Illinois;
Vehicle rule choice: Food Stamp Program and TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Licensed vehicles are exempt:
* one vehicle per household; if net proceeds if sold would be $1,500 or
less;
* if used primarily for producing income;
* if annually producing income consistent with fair market value;
* if needed for long-distance travel for employment, not including
daily commuting;
* if it is the household's home;
* if needed to transport a physically disabled household member;
* if needed to carry fuel for heating or water for home use if the
transported fuel or water is the main source of fuel or water;
* one vehicle for each adult;
* if used by person under age 18 to transport to training or education
to prepare for work (except high school or college), work, or to look
for work.
State: Indiana;
Vehicle rule choice: Food Stamp Program;
Vehicle rule description: (1) Fair Market Value (FMV) - $4,650 = x (2)
FMV - lien(s) = y. The state uses the greater of x and y as a resource.
State: Iowa;
Vehicle rule choice: Food Stamp Program and TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Iowa excludes the entire value of one vehicle
per household for TANF and the Food Stamp Program. The value of
remaining vehicles for the Food Stamp Program is determined using FSP
rules.
State: Kansas;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: All vehicles are exempt for TANF and FS
purposes.
State: Kentucky;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: State did not provide vehicle rule
description.
State: Louisiana;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Louisiana excludes the value of all vehicles
when determining eligibility for food stamp benefits.
State: Maine;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Primary household vehicle exempt. Additional
vehicle may be exempt depending on use. Can have exempt vehicle for
each licensed driver in the household.
State: Maryland;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: The value of all vehicles is excluded from
countable resources.
State: Massachusetts;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Vehicles were eliminated as countable assets
for FS purposes in 11/2001. The Department of Transitional Assistance
(DTA) chose to adapt the vehicle rule of a TANF-funded program for
former Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC)
clients who are unemployed and are completing an education or training
program. This program provides child care services for up to 6 months
after the TAFDC cash case has closed. There is no vehicle test in this
program.
State: Michigan;
Vehicle rule choice: State did not provide;
Vehicle rule description: The state does not consider assets
(resources) as a result of its expanded categorical eligibility, so
therefore the state does not follow the vehicle rules.
State: Minnesota;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF/MOE--categorical eligibility;
Vehicle rule description: The TANF/MOE program that confers categorical
eligibility for FS does not count vehicles as assets.
State: Mississippi;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Mississippi excludes all vehicles except
recreational vehicles such as boats, all-terrain vehicles (ATV), etc.
State: Missouri;
Vehicle rule choice: Child care/foster care;
Vehicle rule description: All vehicles are excluded.
State: Montana;
Vehicle rule choice: Child care/foster care;
Vehicle rule description: All vehicles are excluded.
State: Nebraska;
Vehicle rule choice: Child care/foster care;
Vehicle rule description: One vehicle per household can be excluded if
the vehicle has a fair market value of: (a.) $12,000 or less, the total
value of the car is excluded. (b.) More than $12,000, the amount over
$12,000 is counted toward the household's resource limit.
State: Nevada;
Vehicle rule choice: Food Stamp Program, TANF assistance, TANF/MOE--
categorical eligibility;
Vehicle rule description: One vehicle no matter the value and vehicles
owned by a categorically eligible household.
State: New Hampshire;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: The state excludes one vehicle per adult
household member, including one vehicle per adult household member
disqualified or excluded from the assistance group regardless of use or
value. A vehicle belonging to a dependent child may also be excluded as
long as the number of vehicles excluded does not exceed the number of
adult household members.
State: New Jersey;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: As per the Farm Bill, New Jersey matched the
TANF vehicle resource limit at $11,500 and eliminated assessing the
vehicle at equity value. All vehicles are assessed at fair market
value.
State: New Mexico;
Vehicle rule choice: Child care/foster care;
Vehicle rule description: Child care rule that New Mexico uses for FSP
vehicle policy excludes any vehicle.
State: New York;
Vehicle rule choice: Child care/foster care;
Vehicle rule description: State did not provide vehicle rule
description.
State: North Carolina;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: North Carolina excludes one vehicle per adult
household member plus others if they are used for specific purposes or
if the sale of the vehicle would net the owner less than $1,500. The
equity value (using Blue Book figures) of any remaining vehicles is
counted in resources.
State: North Dakota;
Vehicle rule choice: Food Stamp Program and TANF/ MOE--categorical
eligibility;
Vehicle rule description: All vehicles are excluded for categorically
eligible households. Regular Food Stamp Program vehicle rules apply to
disqualified individuals.
State: Ohio;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Ohio excludes all vehicles in determining
resources for food stamps, following TANF policy to exclude vehicles.
State: Oklahoma;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Use the TANF program rules, $5,000 equity
value. Use exclusions allowed through federal regulations.
State: Oregon;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: The first $10,000 of the combined equity
value of all motor vehicles--whether licensed or unlicensed--is
excluded for both FS and TANF. The remaining equity value, if any,
counts toward both the FS and TANF resource limits.
State: Pennsylvania;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Exempt one vehicle.
State: Rhode Island;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Rhode Island excludes one vehicle per
household member with a maximum of two vehicles being excluded per
household. If there are any other vehicles, the regular food stamp
rules would apply to those vehicles.
State: South Carolina;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: For households that are not categorically
eligible, exempt one licensed vehicle per adult household member.
State: South Dakota;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Per TANF rules, the state excludes one
vehicle per household. All other vehicle exclusions follow federal Food
Stamp regulations.
State: Tennessee;
Vehicle rule choice: Child care/foster care;
Vehicle rule description: Exclude all vehicles with certain exceptions
such as vehicles used for recreational purposes, such as personal
watercraft.
State: Texas;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF/MOE--categorical eligibility;
Vehicle rule description: Texas exempts all vehicles as specified by
food stamp regulations; plus the state exempts $15,000 of the fair
market value of the highest valued vehicle that would otherwise be
countable.
State: Utah;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Exempt vehicles beginning January 1, 2007.
Will match to TANF.
State: Vermont;
Vehicle rule choice: Food Stamp Program, TANF assistance, and TANF/MOE--
categorical eligibility;
Vehicle rule description: Aligns FS vehicle rules with TANF (Reach Up)
rules by totally excluding the value of one vehicle per adult in the
household for no more than two adults. Also excludes all vehicles when
the household is categorically eligible by virtue of receiving state-
funded earned income tax credit, which is counted as TANF/MOE.
State: Virginia;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: The vehicle evaluation was changed as a
result of the options allowed under the Farm Bill of 2002. The TANF
program changed its eligibility criteria at the same time to exclude
the evaluation of all resources. The FS program in Virginia chose to
exclude the value of all nonliquid resources, including vehicles, so
that now only liquid resources are countable.
State: Washington;
Vehicle rule choice: Food Stamp Program, TANF/MOE-- categorical
eligibility;
Vehicle rule description: TANF/MOE categorical eligibility for
households meeting the eligibility test and not specifically barred
from categorical eligibility status. All other households: Food Stamp
Program rules.
State: West Virginia;
Vehicle rule choice: Child care/foster care;
Vehicle rule description: All vehicles are excluded for the West
Virginia FSP. West Virginia defines "vehicle" as a car, truck,
motorcycle, motor scooter, or camper when the living section of the
camper is a permanent part of the motorized section. To be considered a
vehicle, it must require licensing to operate on public roadways, not
necessarily be licensed. ATVs are treated as recreational vehicles, not
as vehicles, and can be considered as an available resource to
household.
State: Wisconsin;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF/MOE--categorical eligibility;
Vehicle rule description: Wisconsin currently does not have a vehicle
limit.
State: Wyoming;
Vehicle rule choice: TANF assistance;
Vehicle rule description: Exclude a vehicle with trade-in value up to
$15,000 for single household. Exclude two vehicles with a combined
trade-in value of $15,000 for a married household.
Source: GAO survey.
Note: States are allowed to substitute the following vehicle rules in
place of the Food Stamp Program (FSP) rules: TANF Assistance Rules,
TANF/Maintenance-of-effort (MOE) Categorical Eligibility Rules, and
Child Care/Foster Care Rules.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix IV: Other Nutrition Programs:
Program: School Breakfast;
Description: School districts and independent schools that choose to
take part in the SBP receive cash subsidies from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) for each meal they serve. In return, they must serve
breakfasts that meet federal requirements and they must offer free or
reduced price breakfasts to eligible children;
Eligibility criteria: Any child at a participating school is offered a
meal through the SBP:
* Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of poverty
income guidelines are eligible for free meals;
* Children from families with incomes between 130 percent and 185
percent of poverty income guidelines are eligible for reduced-price
meals for which children may be charged a maximum of $.30;
* Children from families with incomes over 185 percent of poverty income
guidelines pay full price, although their meals are still subsidized to
some extent;
A child who is a member of a household receiving food stamps or
benefits under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
(FDPIR) or TANF is categorically eligible for free benefits. In
addition, the following children are also eligible for free benefits:
* those who are enrolled in Head Start programs because they meet that
program‘s low-income criteria;
* those who are homeless as determined under the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act;
* those who are migratory as determined under the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965; and:
* those who are considered runaways by a program authorized under the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.
Program: National School Lunch Program (NSLP);
Description: School districts and independent schools that choose to
take part in the NSLP get cash subsidies and donated commodities from
USDA for each meal they serve. In return, they must serve lunches that
meet federal requirements and they must offer free or reduced price
lunches to eligible children;
Eligibility criteria: Any child at a participating school is offered a
meal through the SBP:
* Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of poverty
income guidelines are eligible for free meals;
* Children from families with incomes between 130 percent and 185
percent of poverty income guidelines are eligible for reduced-price
meals for which children may be charged a maximum of $.40;
* Children from families with incomes over 185 percent of poverty income
guidelines pay full price, although their meals are still subsidized to
some extent;
A child who is a member of a household receiving food stamps or
benefits under FDPIR or TANF is categorically eligible for free
benefits. In addition, the following children are also eligible for
free benefits:
* those who are enrolled in Head Start programs because they meet that
program‘s low-income criteria;
* those who are homeless as determined under the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act;
* those who are migratory as determined under the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965; and:
* those who are considered runaways by a program authorized under the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.
Program: Special Milk Program (SMP);
Description: The SMP provides milk to children in schools, child care
institutions, and eligible camps that do not participate in other
federal child nutrition meal service programs. Participating schools
and institutions receive reimbursement from USDA for each half pint of
milk served. They must operate their milk programs on a nonprofit
basis. They agree to use the federal reimbursement to reduce the
selling price of milk to all children. Schools in the NSLP or SBP may
also participate in the SMP to provide milk to children in half-day
prekindergarten and kindergarten programs where children do not have
access to the school meal programs;
Eligibility criteria: When local school officials offer free milk under
the program to low-income children, any child from a family that meets
income guidelines for free meals is eligible. Each child‘s family must
apply annually for free milk eligibility. Income guidelines for free
meals require that children‘s families have incomes at or below 130
percent of poverty income guidelines;
A child who is a member of a household receiving food stamps or
benefits under FDPIR or TANF is categorically eligible for free
benefits. In addition, the following children are also eligible for
free benefits:
* those who are enrolled in Head Start programs because they meet that
program‘s low-income criteria;
* those who are homeless as determined under the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act;
* those who are migratory as determined under the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965; and:
* those who are considered runaways by a program authorized under the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.
Program: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC);
Description: WIC provides nutritious foods, nutrition education,
and referrals to health and other social services to participants at no
charge. WIC serves low-income pregnant, postpartum and breast-feeding
women, and infants and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional
risk;
Eligibility criteria: Applicants must meet all of the following
requirements:
Categorical requirement”Applicants must be one of the following:
* pregnant women (during pregnancy and up to 6 weeks after the birth of
an infant or the end of the pregnancy);
* postpartum women (up to 6 months after the birth of the infant or the
end of the pregnancy);
* breast-feeding women (up to the infant‘s first birthday);
* infant (up to the infant‘s first birthday); or:
* child (up to the child‘s fifth birthday).
Residency requirement”Applicants must live in the state in which they
apply. State agencies may require applicants to live in a local service
area and apply at a WIC clinic that serves that area.
Income requirement”Applicants must have income at or below 185 percent
of poverty income guidelines. A person who participates or has family
members who participate in certain other benefit programs, such as the
Food Stamp Program, Medicaid, or TANF, automatically meets the income
eligibility requirement. Nutrition risk requirement”A health
professional, such as a physician, nurse, or nutritionist, must
determine that the applicant is at nutrition risk. ’Nutrition risk“
means that an individual has a medical-based or dietary-based
condition, such as anemia or a poor diet.
Program: Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP);
Description: CSFP works to improve the health of low-income pregnant
and breastfeeding women, other new mothers up to 1 year postpartum,
infants, children up to age 6, and elderly people at least 60 years of
age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA commodity foods.
The population served by CSFP is similar to that served by WIC, but CSFP
also serves elderly people, and provides food rather than the food
vouchers that WIC participants receive. Eligible people cannot
participate in both programs at the same time. CSFP does not operate in
every state;
Eligibility criteria: Residency requirement”Women, infants, children,
and the elderly must reside in one of the states or on one of the
Indian reservations that participate in the CSFP. States may establish
local residency requirements based on designated service areas;
Income eligibility:
* Elderly persons must have incomes at or below 130 percent of poverty;
* Women, infants, and children must have incomes at or below 185
percent of poverty;
* Women, infants and children who receive food stamp benefits, TANF, or
Medicaid are considered automatically eligible. Women, infants, and
children who participate in certain other public assistance programs
may also be considered eligible for CSFP;
Nutritional risk requirement”States may require that participants be at
nutritional risk.
Program: The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP);
Description: TEFAP helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans,
including elderly people, by providing them with emergency food and
nutrition assistance at no cost. USDA makes commodity foods available
to states, and states distribute them to local agencies, such as food
banks, which, in turn, distribute them to local organizations that
serve the public directly, such as soup kitchens or food pantries;
Eligibility criteria: Public or private nonprofit organizations that
provide food and nutrition assistance to the needy through the
distribution of food for home use or the preparation of meals to be
served in a congregate setting are eligible to receive food through
TEFAP, subject to the following:
* Organizations that distribute food for home use must determine the
household‘s eligibility by applying the income standards that are set
by the State;
* Organizations that provide prepared meals are eligible to receive
commodities if they can demonstrate that they serve predominately needy
persons;
Households that meet state eligibility criteria are eligible to receive
food through TEFAP for home consumption. Each state sets these
criteria. At the state‘s discretion, income standards may be met
through participation in other existing federal, state, or local food,
health, or welfare programs for which eligibility is based on income.
Recipients of prepared meals are considered needy and not subject to
a means test.
Program: Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP);
Description: The SFMNP awards grants to states, U.S. territories, and
federally recognized Indian tribal governments to provide low-income
seniors with coupons that can be exchanged for eligible foods at
farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture
programs;
Eligibility criteria: Individuals who meet the following criteria are
eligible to receive SFMNP benefits; Categorical eligibility--
Participants must not be less than 60 years of age, except that states
agencies may;
* exercise the option to deem Native Americans who are 55 years of age
or older as categorically eligible;
* at their discretion, deem disabled individuals less than 60 years of
age who are currently living in housing facilities occupied primarily
by older individuals where congregate nutrition services are provided
as categorically eligible;
Residency requirement--The state agency may establish a residency
requirement. It may determine a service area for any local agency and
require that applicants be residing within the service area at the time
of the application to be eligible for the SFMNP;
Income eligibility--Participants must have a maximum household
income of not more than 185 percent of the annual poverty income
guidelines, or be determined automatically eligible based on current
participation/eligibility to receive benefits in another means-tested
program, as designated by the state agency, for which income
eligibility is set at or below 185 percent of the poverty income
guidelines and for which documentation of family income is required.
Program: Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP);
Description: CACFP provides nutritious meals and snacks to children in
day care and adults who receive care in nonresidential adult day care
centers. CACFP reaches even further to provide meals to children
residing in emergency shelters, and snacks and suppers to youths
participating in eligible after-school care programs;
Eligibility criteria: Eligible Population; Eligible children include:
* persons age 12 and under;
* persons age 15 and under who are children of migrant workers;
* persons age 18 and under who are residents of emergency shelters;
* persons with mental or physical handicaps, as defined by the state,
who are enrolled in an institution or a child care facility or residing
in an emergency shelter serving a majority of persons age 18 years of
age and under, and;
* persons age 18 and under at the start of the school year who
participate in at-risk after-school care centers;
Meals are reimbursable for provider's own children only if eligible for
free or reduced price meals, if the children are enrolled and
participating in the child care program, and if other nonresidential
children are enrolled in the day care home and are participating in the
meal service;
Eligible adults include:
* a person enrolled in an adult day care center who is functionally
impaired or 60 years of age or older;
The adult component of CACFP is targeted to individuals who remain in
the community and reside with family members. Individuals who reside in
institutions are not eligible for CACFP benefits;
Determining eligibility, In centers;
* Participants from households with incomes at or below 130 percent of
poverty income guidelines are eligible for free meals;
* Participants with household incomes between 130 percent and 185
percent of poverty income guidelines are eligible for meals at a
reduced price;
* A participant's eligibility for free and reduced price meals in
centers or for Tier I day care homes may be established by submission
of an income eligibility statement, which provides information about
family size and income;
In day care homes:
* Tier I day care homes are those that are located in low-income areas,
or those in which the provider's household income is at or below 185
percent of poverty income guidelines. Sponsoring agencies may use
elementary school free and reduced price enrollment data or census
block group data to determine which areas are low-income;
* Tier II homes are those family day care homes which do not meet the
location or provider income criteria for a Tier I home. The provider in
a Tier II home may elect to have the sponsoring organization identify
income-eligible children so that meals served to those children who
qualify for free and reduced price meals are reimbursed at the higher
Tier I rates. A child's eligibility for Tier I rates in a Tier II day
care home may be documented through submission of an income eligibility
statement which details family size and income or participation in any
of a number of means-tested state or federal programs with eligibility
at or below 185 percent of poverty guidelines;
* Sponsoring organizations of day care homes must determine which day
care homes are eligible for Tier I rates and, if requested, which
children are eligible to receive meals reimbursed at Tier I rates in
Tier II day care homes;
Automatic eligibility:
* Children whose families receive benefits from the Food Stamp Program,
FDPIR, or state programs funded through TANF are categorically eligible
for free meals;
* Children who are income-eligible participants of Head Start or Even
Start programs are automatically eligible for free meals, without
further application or eligibility determination;
* Children who are residents of emergency shelters are also
automatically eligible for free meals;
* In at-risk after-school care centers, after-school snacks (and after-
school meals in certain eligible states) are served free to
participants;
* Adults who receive food stamps, FDPIR, Social Security Income (SSI),
or Medicaid benefits are categorically eligible for free meals.
Source: FNS.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix V: Nature of TANF Noncash Services Used to Confer Categorical
Eligibility for Food Stamps:
Appendix V: Nature of TANF Noncash Services Used to Confer Categorical
Eligibility for Food Stamps:
State: Alaska;
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Check];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Arizona;
Employment support: [Check];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: [Dot].
State: Arkansas;
Employment support: [Check];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Check];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Check];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 3.
State: Colorado;
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Check];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Delaware;
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Check];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Florida;
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Check];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Georgia;
Employment support: [Check];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Hawaii;
Employment support: [Check][Check][Check][A];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Check];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 4.
State: Kansas; Employment support: [Check];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Maine;
Employment support: [Check];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Maryland;
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Check];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Massachusetts;
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Check];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Michigan;
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Check];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Minnesota;
Employment support: [Check];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Check][Check];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Check];
Total number of programs: 3.
State: Missouri[B];
Employment support: [Check][Check];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Check];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 3.
State: Nebraska;
Employment support: [Check];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Check];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 2.
State: North Carolina;
Employment support: [Check][Check];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 2.
State: North Dakota;
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Check];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Ohio[C];
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Check];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Oregon[D];
Employment support: [Check][Check][Check][Check];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Check][Check];
Child care assistance: [Check];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Check];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Check];
Total number of programs: 9.
State: Pennsylvania;
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Check][Check];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 2.
State: South Carolina;
Employment support: [Check];
Family support: [Check][Check];
Self-sufficiency support: [Check];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Check];
Information and referral services: [Check];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 6.
State: South Dakota;
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Check][Check][Check];
Child care assistance: [Check];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 4.
State: Tennessee;
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Check];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Check];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 2.
State: Texas;
Employment support: [Check];
Family support: [Check][Check][Check][Check];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Check];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Check];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 7.
State: Virginia;
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Check];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Check];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Washington;
Employment support: [Empty];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Check];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Check];
Information and referral services: [Check];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 2.
State: West Virginia;
Employment support: [Check];
Family support: [Check];
Self-sufficiency support: [Check];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 3.
State: Wisconsin;
Employment support: [Check];
Family support: [Empty];
Self-sufficiency support: [Empty];
Child care assistance: [Empty];
Transportation assistance: [Empty];
Information and referral services: [Empty];
Pregnancy prevention and support: [Empty];
Domestic violence prevention: [Empty];
Total number of programs: 1.
State: Total programs;
Employment support: 22;
Family support: 14;
Self-sufficiency support: 13;
Child care assistance: 6.
Transportation assistance: 4;
Information and referral services: 4;
Pregnancy prevention and support: 2;
Domestic violence prevention: 2.
Total number of programs: 67.
State: Total states[E];
Employment support: 15;
Family support: 9;
Self-sufficiency support: 10;
Child care assistance: 5.
Transportation assistance: 4;
Information and referral services: 4;
Pregnancy prevention and support: 2;
Domestic violence prevention: 2.
Source: GAO analysis of state survey responses:
[A] Multiple checks indicate that a state has multiple services of a
given nature.
[B] Missouri's Transportation Related Expense (TRE) or Work Related
Expense (WRE), classified as employment support, also provides
assistance with transportation.
[C] Ohio's Prevention, Retention, and Contingency (PRC) program
includes many types of services aimed at helping recipients achieve
self-sufficiency, such as clothing and shelter, domestic violence
housing relocation and disaster assistance, transportation, training,
employment, and work support.
[D] Oregon's TANF Emergency Assistance exists in administrative rule
only. No clients receive benefits through this service.
[E] The following states responded that they do not use TANF noncash
services to confer categorical eligibility and are not included in the
chart above: Alabama, California, Connecticut, the District of
Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico,
New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix VI: Eligibility Criteria of TANF Noncash Services Used to
Confer Categorical Eligibility:
Appendix VI: Eligibility Criteria of TANF Noncash Services Used to
Confer Categorical Eligibility:
Alaska: Postrecipient Case Management Services;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Check];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Arizona: Jobs Services;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Check];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty].
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Arkansas: Mentoring Services;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Check];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: The net income limit of $223.00 per month for the TANF
cash program represents an individual employed 10 hours per week at the
federal minimum wage of $5.15 per hour (10 X $5.15 = $51.50 X 4.334 =
$223.20).
Arkansas: Transportation Assistance;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Check];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: The net income limit of $223.00 per month for the TANF
cash program represents an individual employed 10 hours per week at the
federal minimum wage of $5.15 per hour (10 X $5.15 = $51.50 X 4.334 =
$223.20).
Arkansas: Case Management Services and extended case management
services;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty].
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Check];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: The net income limit of $223.00 per month for the TANF
cash program represents an individual employed 10 hours per week at the
federal minimum wage of $5.15 per hour (10 X $5.15 = $51.50 X 4.334 =
$223.20).
Colorado: Family Preservation/Emergency Assistance;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Delaware: Pregnancy Prevention Program[A];
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Florida: Supportive Services--Healthy Families;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check].
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Georgia: Transitional Work Supplement Payment (TWSP);
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Hawaii: Employment Subsidy;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Check];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Hawaii: Grant + Program;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Hawaii: Self-sufficiency Program;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Hawaii: Grant Diversion;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Kansas: Temporary Assistance to Families (TAF) work-related support
services;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Maine: State Resource Guide for Families[A];
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Maryland: Family Preservation Services;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Massachusetts: Family Resources Brochure[A];
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Michigan: Domestic Violence Services[A];
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: Except for a few sanction reasons, as long as the
household‘s income is below 200% of the federal poverty income limit
(FPIL), the household is categorically eligible.
Minnesota: Transition Year (TY) Child Care;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Check];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Minnesota: Basic Sliding Fee (BSF) Child Care Program;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Minnesota: Diversionary Work Program (DWP);
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Missouri: Transportation Related Expense (TRE) or Work Related Expense
(WRE);
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Child Care;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: Sliding scale for costs based on income; no income
threshold.
Missouri: Missouri Mentoring;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: No income threshold.
Nebraska: Employment First Services;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Check];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Nebraska: Emergency Assistance Payments;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
North Carolina: Work First Employment Services for Working Low-Income
Families;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Check];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
North Carolina: Work First Employment Services for Non-Custodial
Parents;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Check];
Miscellaneous: Generally less than 200% of the federal poverty
level”some counties have lowered thresholds.
North Dakota: Information and Referral Services[A];
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Ohio: Prevention, Retention, and Contingency (PRC);
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Check];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Oregon: Assessment Program;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Oregon: Refugee Program if receiving JOBS services;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Check];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Oregon: TANF Domestic Violence Survivors;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Oregon: TANF Jobs Plus Program;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Oregon: TANF Transition, Retention, and Wage Enhancement;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Check];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Oregon: TANF Information and Referral Services[A];
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Oregon: Employment Related Dependent Care;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Check];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Oregon: Housing Stabilization Program;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Oregon: TANF Emergency Assistance[B];
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: To be eligible, a financial group must have a shelter or
food need that was caused by natural disaster or that resulted from the
financial group‘s lack of income or cash resources during the month of
application and the prior month sufficient to prevent the emergency.
Pennsylvania: Elect Initiative;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Pennsylvania: Fatherhood Initiative;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
South Carolina: Family Independence (FI) Information and Referral
Services[A];
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
South Carolina: Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
(DAODAS) for purchase/provision of intensive case management for women
and children--substance abuse treatment;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
South Carolina: Family Financial Literacy;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
South Carolina: FI Applicant Support Services;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
South Carolina: Center for Fathers and Families;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
South Carolina: Wheels to Work;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
South Dakota: 12 Months after TANF case closed;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
South Dakota: 12 Months after Diversion Assistance;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
South Dakota: 3 Months after Tribal TANF case closed;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
South Dakota: Child Care Assistance;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Check];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Tennessee: Family First Counseling;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Check];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Tennessee: First Wheels Program;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Texas: School Dropout Prevention;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Check];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Texas: Pregnancy Support Program;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: Provides services to Texas women.
Texas: Prekindergarten skills development;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Check];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Texas: Early Childhood Intervention;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: An eligibility requirement is that annual family gross
income does not exceed $63,000, which roughly equates to 300 percent of
the federal poverty level.
Texas: Child Care;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Texas: Adult Education;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Check];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Texas: Texas Workforce Services;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Check];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Virginia: Transitional Transportation Program;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Check];
At least one member of household is employed: [Check];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Washington: Online Community Services Office (CSO)[A];
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Washington: Diversion Cash Assistance;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
West Virginia: Support Services Payments;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Check];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
West Virginia: School Clothing Allowance (SCA);
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Check];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Check];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
West Virginia: Diversionary Cash Assistance (DCA);
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Check];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Check];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: Income limit is based on Standard of Need.
Wisconsin: JobNet Services made available;
Net income limit at or below 100% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Net income limit above 100% of the federal poverty level: [Empty];
Gross income limit at or below 130% of the federal poverty level:
[Empty];
Gross income limit above 130% of the federal poverty level: [Check];
Family/children in household (including noncustodial parents): [Empty];
Eligibility for or enrollment in other assistance program (not
including TANF cash assistance): [Empty];
Households currently eligible, applying for, or receiving TANF cash
assistance: [Empty];
Households following closure of TANF cash assistance case: [Empty];
At least one member of household is employed: [Empty];
Eligibility criteria vary across state: [Empty];
Miscellaneous: [Empty].
Source: GAO analysis of state survey responses:
Note: The following states responded that they do not use TANF noncash
services to confer categorical eligibility and are not included in the
chart above: Alabama, California, Connecticut, the District of
Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico,
New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming.
[A] Italicized text indicates that the TANF noncash service is a
brochure or information referral service that has eligibility criteria
that could allow for a large segment of the state's food stamp
population to be categorically eligible for food stamps.
[B] Oregon's TANF Emergency Assistance (EA) exists in administrative
rule only. No clients receive benefits through EA.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix VII: State-by-State Comparison of TANF Noncash and TANF Cash
Categorically Eligible Households:
Appendix VII: State-by-State Comparison of TANF Noncash and TANF Cash
Categorically Eligible Households:
AL: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 7,969;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $270.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $72.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]:
[D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.86;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.15;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
AK: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 2,442;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $1,036.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $542.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]:
[D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.64;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.27;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
AZ: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 17;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 26,915;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $975.12;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $343.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $256.24;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $99.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]:
$14,337.75;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $3,724.88;
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.96;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.12;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.19;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.18;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.41;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.06;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.06;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
AR; Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 106;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 2,189;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $717.50;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $352.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $476.07;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $149.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.94;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
1.04;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.92;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.07;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.19;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.0.1;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [E];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [E];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
CA: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 267,993;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $670.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $320.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash [C]:
0.62;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.16;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
CO: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 1,124;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $364.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $102.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.73;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.82;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
CT: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households:
Number of TANF cash: 10,465;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $631.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $273.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.89;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.71;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
DE: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 14,376;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 2,366;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $832.41;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $456.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $431.68;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $132.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $181.24;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $2,117.12;
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
1.35;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.85;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.80;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.88;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [E];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.26;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
1.09;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.04;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.07;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
DC: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 9,522;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $473.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $262.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.85;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.21;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
FL: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 27,451;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $283.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $69.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.96;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.72;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
GA: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 16,324;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 10,054;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $959.58;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $349.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $421.06;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $85.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $47.94;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.83;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
1.28;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.40;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.74;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.06;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.26;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.02;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
HI: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 646;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 5,629;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $1,214.70;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $832.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $773.70;
Net income: [Empty]; Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $484.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $273.64;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.79;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.93;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.82;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.00;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [E];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.35[F];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[F];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0[G];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [G];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
ID: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 370;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $545.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $129.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
1.51;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.42;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
IL: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 9,683;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $473.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $166.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.89;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.09;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
IN: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 24,861;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $335.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $83.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.90;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.09;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
IA: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 13,215;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $524.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $172.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.79;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.01;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
KS: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 4,906;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 10,627;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $936.98;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $412.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $108.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $29.88;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.89;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.98;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.24;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.01;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.05;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.28;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.03;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
KY: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 12,303;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $326.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $85.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
1.15;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.55;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
LA: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 4,362;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $442.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $89.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.87;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.90;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
ME: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 45,006;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 7,485;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $879.67;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $676.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $389.35;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $266.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $344.27;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $3,022.23;
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.36;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.64;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.77;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.22;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.04;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.73;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.39;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.14;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
MD: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 56,355;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 11,757;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $881.12;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $507.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $458.59;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $243.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $135.29;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: 0;
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.65;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
1.00;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.42;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.13;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.08;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.05;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.88;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.06;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.23;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
MA: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 35,849;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 25,971;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $553.99;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $599.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $180.39;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $249.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.71;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.03;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.91;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.80;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.06;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.30;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.02;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
MI: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 376,852;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 38,506;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $684.74;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $566.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $351.75;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $240.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.27;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.90;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.65;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.33;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.03;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.96;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.17;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.10;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.04;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
MN: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 26,002;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $513.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: N/A;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.84;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.24;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
MS: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 6,023;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $307.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $138.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
1.36;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.76;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
MO: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 18,740;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 23,215;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $959.61;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $370.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $432.65;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $86.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.99;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.98;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.32;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.93;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.02;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.07;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.02;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
MT: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 2,159;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $466.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $192.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.95;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.23;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
NE[H]: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 503;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 7,447;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $358.30;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $433.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $162.30;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $133.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $432.40;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $2,406.20;
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.88;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.79;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.20;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.16;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.04;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.39;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.03;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
NV: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 3,101;
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $570.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $266.00;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.95;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.11;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
NH: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 2,687; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $652.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $252.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.67;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.93;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
NJ: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 29,950; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $468.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $187.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.83;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.07;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
NM: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 13,242; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $486.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $217.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.94;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.01;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
NY: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 86,073; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $564.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $142.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.81;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.92;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
NC: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 2,252;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 15,200; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $661.69;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $386.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $204.26;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $130.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]:
$9,093.79;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.65;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.94;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.19;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.99;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.07;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.01;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.17;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.08;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.04;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
ND: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 1,881; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $535.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $204.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
1.01;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.85;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
OH: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: [Empty];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 31,651; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $402.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $113.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.94;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.71;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
OK: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 3,077; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $276.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $60.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
1.02;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.25;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
OR: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 149,949;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 7,808; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $665.69;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $496.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $337.83;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $207.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty]; Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
1.32;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.74;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.76;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.92;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [E];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.08;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
1.03;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.11;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.02;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
PA: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 490;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 49,910; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $893.48;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $462.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $539.86;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $140.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $308.52;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $924.04;
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.51;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.87;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.45;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.15;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.11;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.18;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.27;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.01;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
RI: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 8,826; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $693.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $343.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.73;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.27;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
SC: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 197,698;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 6,962; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $592.20;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $338.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $321.07;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $133.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
1.32;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
1.24;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.82;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.24;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [E];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.28[F];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[F];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.10[G];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [G];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
SD: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 302; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $415.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $110.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.72;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.04;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
TN: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 214;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 34,769; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $777.88;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $431.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $391.11;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $186.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.71;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.91;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.17;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.32;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [E];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.19;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.16;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
TX: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 466,579;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 56,672; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $659.81;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $341.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $337.68;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $92.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.70;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.95;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.16;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.30;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [E];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.09[F];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[F];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.02[G];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [G];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
UT: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 4,159; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $605.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $264.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
1.02;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.10;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
VT: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 2,511; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $676.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $207.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.78;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.83;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
VA: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: [Empty];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 17,243; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $561.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $282.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.98;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.99;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
WA: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 156,501;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 27,863; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $616.09;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $540.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $450.64;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $172.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $710.72;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $687.88;
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.31;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.70;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.68;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.01;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.06;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.91;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.19;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.02;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.11;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
WV: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 24,109;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 4,820; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $774.94;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $315.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $450.88;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $28.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $115.62;
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: 0;
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.41;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.68;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 1.67;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 0.92;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.10;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 1.43;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.18;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.03;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.01;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
WI: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: 126,953;
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 3,107; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $775.43;
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $689.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: $412.08;
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $335.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [E];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.47;
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
1.09;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0.79;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.39;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: 0;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.87;
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
0.12;
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.09;
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: 0.05;
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
WY: Categorically eligible households;
Total households: Number of TANF noncash: [D];
Total households: Number of TANF cash: 210; [Empty];
Gross income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Gross income: Avg. TANF cash: $344.00; [Empty];
Net income: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Net income: Avg. TANF cash: $68.00; [Empty];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Countable resources, excluding vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF noncash[A]: [D];
Vehicles: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of children less than age 5 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]:
0.77;
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of children age 5 to 17 in household: Avg. TANF cash[C]: 1.06;
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF noncash: [D];
Number of disabled children in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF noncash:
[D];
Number of disabled adults age 18 to 59 in household: Avg. TANF cash[B]:
[Empty];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of nondisabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
noncash: [D];
Number of disabled persons age 60 or over in household: Avg. TANF
cash[B]: [Empty].
Source for TANF noncash categorically eligible household data: GAO
analysis of state-provided data for the month of September 2006.
Source for TANF cash categorically eligible household data: FNS data
from Fiscal Year 2005.
[A] For more detailed information on the TANF noncash categorically
eligible food stamp households see appendix VIII.
[B] FNS did not provide this data on TANF cash categorically eligible
food stamp households.
[C] GAO calculation using FNS data. To obtain the average, we divided
total number of children by total number of households in the state.
[D] This state did not provide any data on TANF noncash categorically
eligible food stamp households.
[E] The state did not provide this data element for TANF noncash
categorically eligible food stamp households.
[F] This represents the average number of adults age 18 to 59 in the
household because the state did not provide a breakdown between
nondisabled and disabled adults.
[G] This represents the average number of elderly persons (age 60 and
over) in the household because the state did not provide a breakdown
between nondisabled and disabled elderly persons.
[H] In Nebraska, the state applied special income rules to 92 percent
of its TANF noncash categorically eligible food stamp cases. For these
cases, the state does not count earned or unearned income that led to
the closure of the TANF cash assistance case.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix VIII: State-by-State Household Characteristics of TANF Noncash
Categorically Eligible Food Stamp Households:
Table 1: Arizona:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 17;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $975.12;
Median: $347.00;
95th percentile: $3,059.00;
99th percentile:
$3,059.00;
Maximum: $3,059.00;
Sum: $16,577.00.
Data item: Net income;
N: 17;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $256.24;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $1,356.00;
99th percentile: $1,356.00;
Maximum: $1,356.00;
Sum: $4,356.00.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 17;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $14,337.75;
Median: $5.00;
95th percentile: $85,007.00;
99th percentile: $85,007.00;
Maximum: $85,007.00;
Sum: $243,741.73.
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 17;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $3,724.88;
Median: $1,000.00;
95th percentile: $12,080.00;
99th percentile: $12,080.00;
Maximum: $12,080.00;
Sum: $63,323.00.
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 17;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 0;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0;
Free SBP, NSLP, and/or SMP meals[E,F]: N: 17;
Free SBP, NSLP, and/or SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 3;
Free SBP, NSLP, and/or SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households:
17.65%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 17;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 3;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 17.65%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 17;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 3;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 17.65%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
14;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 0;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 0;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): N: 14;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Number of households: 3;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Percentage of households: 21.43%;
Total ineligible[B]: N: 17;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 6;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 35.30%.
[B] This total number of households represents 23 people,
including 11 children age 0 to 17 and 12 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 1;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 0;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 3;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 3;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 0;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households: 0.
[End of table]
Table 2: Arkansas:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 106;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $717.50;
Median: $744.00;
95th percentile: $1,451.00;
99th percentile:
$1,813.00;
Maximum: $2,073.00;
Sum: $76,055.00.
Data item: Net income;
N: 106;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $476.07;
Median: $404.00;
95th percentile: $1,317.00;
99th percentile: $1,600.00;
Maximum: $1,934.00;
Sum: $50,463.00.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 0;
N missing: 106;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 0;
N missing: 106;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 106;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 0;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 104;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 2;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 1.92%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 106;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 2;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 1.89%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 106;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 2;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 1.89%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
104;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 3;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 2.88%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: N: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Number of households: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Percentage of households: [Empty];
Total ineligible[B]: N: 106;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 5;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 4.70%.
[B] This total number of households represents 14 people,
including 9 children age 0 to 17 and 5 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 0;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 0;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 2;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 2;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 0;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households: 0.
[End of table]
Table 3: Delaware:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 14,376;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $832.41;
Median: $720.00;
95th percentile: $2,066.00;
99th percentile: $2,676.00;
Maximum: $4,454.00;
Sum: $11,966,727.00.
Data item: Net income;
N: 14,376;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $431.68;
Median: $288.25;
95th percentile: $1,337.89;
99th percentile: $1,805.94;
Maximum: $4,107.25;
Sum: $6,205,820.77.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 14,376;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $181.24;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $400.00;
99th percentile: $2,775.80;
Maximum: $252,060.00;
Sum: $2,605,466.62.
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 2,573;
N missing: 11,803;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $2,117.12;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $12,300.00;
99th percentile: $34,991.40;
Maximum: $111,750.00;
Sum: $5,447,359.30.
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 14,376;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 58;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0.40%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 8,722;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 896;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 10.27%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 14,376;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 1,204;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 8.38%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 14,376;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 1,285;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 8.94%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
13,091;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 108;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 0.82%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): N: 12,983;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Number of households: 180;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Percentage of households: 1.39%;
Total ineligible[B]: N: 14,376;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 1,573;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 10.90%.
[B] This total number of households represents 4,379 people,
including 2,301 children age 0 to 17 and 2,078 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 2,494;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 4;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0.16%;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 896;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 36;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
4.02%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 1,204;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 58;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
4.82%.
Table 4: Georgia:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 16,324;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $959.58;
Median: $941.04;
95th percentile: $1,943.59;
99th percentile: $2,598.54;
Maximum: $10,049.91;
Sum: $15,664,260.22.
Data item: Net income;
N: 16,324;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $421.06;
Median: $341.00;
95th percentile: $1,205.00;
99th percentile: $1,635.00;
Maximum: $2,947.00;
Sum: $6,873,383.00.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 16,324;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $47.94;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $174.00;
99th percentile: $700.00;
Maximum: $50,020.02;
Sum: $782,564.56.
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 0;
N missing: 16,324;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 16,324;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 69;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0.42%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 16,310;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 439;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 2.69%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 16,324;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 439;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 2.69%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 16,324;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 439;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 2.69%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
15,885;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 13;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 0.08%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): N: 15,872;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Number of households: 18;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Percentage of households: 0.11%;
Total ineligible[B]: N: 16,324;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 470;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 2.90%.
[B] This total number of households represents 1,436 people,
including 811 children age 0 to 17 and 625 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 87;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 1;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 1.15%;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 439;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 69;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
15.72%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 439;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 69;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
15.72%.
Table 5: Hawaii:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 646;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $1,214.70;
Median: $1,153.50;
95th percentile: $2,354.00;
99th percentile: $3,021.00;
Maximum: $3,274.00;
Sum: $784,693.00.
Data item: Net income;
N: 646;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $773.70;
Median: $702.00;
95th percentile: $1,717.00;
99th percentile: $2,256.00;
Maximum: $2,464.00;
Sum: $499,808.00.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 646;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $273.64;
Median: $22.97;
95th percentile: $1,439.21;
99th percentile: $2,065.13;
Maximum: $10,000.00;
Sum: $176,768.36.
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 0;
N missing: 646;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 646;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 0;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 643;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 12;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 1.87%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 646;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 12;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 1.86%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 646;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 15;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 2.32%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
631;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 0;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 0;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): N: 631;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Number of households: 7;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Percentage of households: 1.11%;
Total ineligible[B]: N: 646;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 22;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 3.40%.
[B] This total number of households represents 84 people,
including 54 children age 0 to 17 and 30 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 0;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 0;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 12;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 12;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 0;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households: 0.
Table 6: Kansas:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 4,906;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $936.98;
Median: $976.22;
95th percentile: $1,869.00;
99th percentile: $2,296.60;
Maximum: $3,284.98;
Sum: $4,596,831.43.
Data item: Net income;
N: 0;
N missing: 4,906;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 4,906;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $29.88;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $100.00;
99th percentile: $646.89;
Maximum: $19,505.34;
Sum: $146,585.39.
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 0;
N missing: 4,906;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 4,906;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 0;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 4,740;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 7;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 0.15%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 4,906;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 7;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 0.14%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 4,906;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 4;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 0.08%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test[K]:
N: [Empty];
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test[K]:
Number of households: [Empty];
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test[K]:
Percentage of households: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): N: 4,902;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Number of households: 1;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Percentage of households: 0.02%;
Total ineligible[B]: N: 4,906;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 5;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 0.10%.
[B] This total number of households represents 13 people, including 6
children age 0 to 17 and 7 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 5;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 0;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 7;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 7;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 0;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households: 0.
Table 7: Maine:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 44,992;
N missing: 14;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $879.67;
Median: $640.00;
95th percentile: $1,947.08;
99th percentile: $2,601.19;
Maximum: $18,150.30;
Sum: $39,578,201.37.
Data item: Net income;
N: 45,005;
N missing: 1;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $389.35;
Median: $230.47;
95th percentile: $1,294.23;
99th percentile: $1,904.00;
Maximum: $18,016.30;
Sum: $17,522,718.52.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 45,005;
N missing: 1;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $344.27;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $730.00;
99th percentile: $3,591.00;
Maximum: $400,000.00;
Sum: $15,493,940.95.
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 1,567;
N missing: 43,439;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $3,022.23;
Median: $1,000.00;
95th percentile: $13,350.00;
99th percentile: $33,050.00;
Maximum: $65,700.00;
Sum: $4,735,841.55.
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 39,405;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 197;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0.50%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 27,819;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 1,100;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 3.95%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 45,006;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 1279;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 2.84%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 44,992;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 799;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 1.78%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
44,193;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 868;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 1.96%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): N: 43,325;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Number of households: 537;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Percentage of households: 1.24%;
Total ineligible[B]: N: 44,992;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 2,204;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 4.90%.
[B] This total number of households represents 7,139 people,
including 3,726 children age 0 to 17 and 3,413 adults age 18 and over.
Data was missing for 20 individuals and 14 households.
SFMNP[H]: N: 6,183;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 27;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0.44%;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 1,100;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 149;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
13.55%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 1,279;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 193;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
15.09%.
Table 8: Maryland:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 56,355;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $881.12;
Median: $802.00;
95th percentile: $2,095.92;
99th percentile: $2,681.00;
Maximum: $5,367.00;
Sum: $49,655,529.50.
Data item: Net income;
N: 56,355;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $458.59;
Median: $330.80;
95th percentile: $1,373.00;
99th percentile: $1,849.20;
Maximum: $4,045.77;
Sum: $25,843,682.32.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 56,355;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $135.29;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $516.60;
99th percentile: $1,987.40;
Maximum: $183,871.30;
Sum: $7,624,338.85.
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 56,355;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: 0;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: 0;
99th percentile: 0;
Maximum: 0;
Sum: 0.
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 56,334;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 219;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0.39%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 54,843;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 3,961;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 7.22%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 56,355;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 4,067;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 7.22%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 56,355;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 96;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 0.17%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
56,259;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 1,494;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 2.66%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): N: 54,765;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Number of households: 293;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Percentage of households: 0.54%;
Total ineligible[B]: N: 56,355;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 1,883;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 3.30%.
[B] This total number of households represents 5,342 people,
including 3,026 children age 0 to 17 and 2,316 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 15,180;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 74;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0.49%;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 3,961;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 207;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
5.23%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 4,067;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 219;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
5.38%.
Table 9: Massachusetts:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 35,849;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $553.99;
Median: $674.00;
95th percentile: $1,230.00;
99th percentile: $1,614.04;
Maximum: $4,545.57;
Sum: $19,859,957.51.
Data item: Net income;
N: 35,849;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $180.39;
Median: $5.00;
95th percentile: $688.00;
99th percentile: $853.00;
Maximum: $2,064.00;
Sum: $6,466,653.44.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 0;
N missing: 35,849;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 0;
N missing: 35,849;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 26,783;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 88;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0.33%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 581;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 15;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 2.58%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 35,849;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 2,320;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 6.47%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A}:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 35,849;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 1,301;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 3.63%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
34,548;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 44;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 0.13%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: N: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Number of households: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Percentage of households: [Empty];
Total ineligible[B]: N: 35,849;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 1,345;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 3.80%.
[B] This total number of households represents 1,492 people,
including 20 children age 0 to 17 and 1,472 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 9,765;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 77;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0.79%;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 15;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 2;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
13.33%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 2,320;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 155;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
6.68%.
[End of table]
Table 10: Michigan:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 376,852;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $684.74;
Median: $677.00;
95th percentile: $1,669.00;
99th percentile: $2,153.00;
Maximum: $5,820.00;
Sum: $258,046,878.00.
Data item: Net income;
N: 376,852;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $351.75;
Median: $156.00;
95th percentile: $1,245.00;
99th percentile: $1,716.00;
Maximum: $5,226.00;
Sum: $132,559,410.00.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 0;
N missing: 376,852;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 0;
N missing: 376,852;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 334,064;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 752;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0.23%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 166,262;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 3,985;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 2.40%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 376,852;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 21,079;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 5.59%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 376,852;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 8,328;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 2.21%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
368,524;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 10,846;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 2.94%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: N: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Number of households: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Percentage of households: [Empty];
Total ineligible[B]: N: 376,852;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 19,174;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 5.10%.
[B] This total number of households represents 34,203 people,
including 10,119 children age 0 to 17 and 24,084 adults age 18 and
over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 48,511;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 380;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0.78%;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 3,985;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 49;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
1.23%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 21,079;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 1,079;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
5.12%.
[End of table]
Table 11: Missouri:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 18,740;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $959.61;
Median: $981.67;
95th percentile: $1,914.58;
99th percentile: $2,416.73;
Maximum: $5,222.45;
Sum: $17,983,182.33.
Data item: Net income;
N: 18,740;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $432.65;
Median: $345.50;
95th percentile: $1,238.00;
99th percentile: $1,678.00;
Maximum: $4,099.00;
Sum: $8,107,785.00.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 0;
N missing: 18,740;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 0;
N missing: 18,740;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 18,729;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 55;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0.29%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 18,613;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 472;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 2.54%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 18,740;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 484;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 2.58%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 18,740;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 580;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 3.09%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
18,160;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 24;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 0.13%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: N: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Number of households: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Percentage of households: [Empty];
Total ineligible[B]: N: 18,740;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 604;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 3.20%.
[B] This total number of households represents 1,776 people,
including 1,065 children age 0 to 17 and 711 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 35;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 0;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 472;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 53;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
11.23%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 484;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 55;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
11.36%.
[End of table]
Table 12: Nebraska:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 503;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $358.30;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $1,545.08;
99th percentile: $2,209.41;
Maximum: $3,357.75;
Sum: $180,226.89.
Data item: Net income;
N: 503;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $162.30;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $1,000.76;
99th percentile: $1,662.40;
Maximum: $2,631.27;
Sum: $81,635.61.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 503;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $432.40;
Median: $60.39;
95th percentile: $1,464.24;
99th percentile: $3,517.66;
Maximum: $58,092.70;
Sum: $217,495.76.
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 503;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $2,406.20;
Median: $1,300.00;
95th percentile: $7,760.00;
99th percentile: $14,635.00;
Maximum: $16,935.00;
Sum: $1,210,317.19.
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 503;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 0;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 493;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 6;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 1.22%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 503;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 6;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 1.19%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 503;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 8;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 1.59%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
495;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 1;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 0.20%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): N: 494;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Number of households: 13;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Percentage of households: 2.63%;
Total ineligible[B]: N: 503;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 22;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 4.40%.
[B] This total number of households represents 72 people,
including 43 children age 0 to 17 and 29 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 1;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 0;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 6;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 6;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 0;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households: 0.
[End of table]
Table 13: North Carolina:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 2,252;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $661.69;
Median: $614.00;
95th percentile: $1,628.00;
99th percentile: $2,374.00;
Maximum: $4,664.00;
Sum: $1,490,127.00.
Data item: Net income;
N: 2,252;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $204.26;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $1,161.00;
99th percentile: $1,747.00;
Maximum: $3,248.00;
Sum: $459,996.00.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 2,252;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $9,093.79;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $74,013.00;
99th percentile: $89,100.00;
Maximum: $99,700.00;
Sum: $20,479,221.00.
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 0;
N missing: 2,252;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 2,159;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 5;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0.23%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 1,993;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 29;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 1.46%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 2,252;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 47;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 2.09%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 2,252;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 32;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 1.42%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
2,220;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 20;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 0.90%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): N: 2,200;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Number of households: 557;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Percentage of households: 25.32%;
Total ineligible[B]: N: 2,252;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 609;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 27.00%.
[B] This total number of households represents 1,919 people,
including 1,101 children age 0 to 17 and 818 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 244;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 3;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 1.23%;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 29;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 5;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
17.24%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 47;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 6;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
12.77%.
[End of table]
Table 14: Oregon:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 149,949;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $665.69;
Median: $580.00;
95th percentile: $2,000.00;
99th percentile: $2,793.00;
Maximum: $6,632.00;
Sum: $99,819,173.00.
Data item: Net income;
N: 149,949;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $337.83;
Median: $60.00;
95th percentile: $1,323.00;
99th percentile: $2,022.00;
Maximum: $5,127.00;
Sum: $50,656,604.00.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 0;
N missing: 149,949;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 0;
N missing: 149,949;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 133,553;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 29;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0.02%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 64,371;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 6,586;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 10.23%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 149,949;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 14,705;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 9.81%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 149,949;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 10,543;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 7.03%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
139,406;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 4,348;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 3.12%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: N: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Number of households: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Percentage of households: [Empty];
Total ineligible[B]: N: 149,949;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 14,891;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 9.90%.
[B] This total number of households represents 36,345 people,
including 14,956 children age 0 to 17 and 21,389 adults age 18 and
over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 17,975;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 6;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0.03%;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 6,586;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 13;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
0.20%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 14,705;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 35;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
0.24%.
[End of table]
Table 15: Pennsylvania:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 490;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $893.48;
Median: $941.50;
95th percentile: $1,990.00;
99th percentile: $2,403.00;
Maximum: $2,800.00;
Sum: $437,807.54.
Data item: Net income;
N: 490;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $539.86;
Median: $465.50;
95th percentile: $1,472.00;
99th percentile:
$2,029.00;
Maximum: $2,400.00;
Sum: $264,530.00.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 490;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $308.52;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $785.98;
99th percentile: $7,500.00;
Maximum: $50,000.00;
Sum: $151,175.90.
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 490;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $924.04;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $5,415.00;
99th percentile: $14,000.00;
Maximum: $20,000.00;
Sum: $452,778.66.
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 490;
IC[D]: Number of households: 1;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0.20%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 436;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 6;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 1.38%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 490;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 10;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 2.04%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 490;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 10;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 2.04%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
480;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 8;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 1.67%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): N: 472;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Number of households: 5;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Percentage of households: 1.06%;
Total ineligible[B]: N: 490;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 23;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 4.70%.
[B] This total number of households represents 68 people,
including 35 children age 0 to 17 and 33 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 6;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 0;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 6;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 1;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
16.67%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 10;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 1;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
10%.
[End of table]
Table 16: South Carolina:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 197,698;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $592.20;
Median: $575.00;
95th percentile: $1,627.45;
99th percentile: $2,122.05;
Maximum: $4,669.47;
Sum: $117,075,826.70.
Data item: Net income;
N: 197,698;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $321.07;
Median: $148.28;
95th percentile: $1,132.86;
99th percentile:
$1,572.97;
Maximum: $3,556.57;
Sum: $63,474,598.73.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 0;
N missing: 197,698;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 0;
N missing: 197,698;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 180,691;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 12;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0.01%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 120,001;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 108;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 0.09%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 197,698;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 1,198;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 0.61%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 197,698;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 320;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 0.16%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
197,378;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 32;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 0.02%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: N: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Number of households: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Percentage of households: [Empty];
Total ineligible[B]: N: 197,698;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 352;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 0.20%.
[B] This total number of households represents 816 people,
including 332 children age 0 to 17 and 484 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 22,843;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 22;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0.10%;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 108;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 2;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
1.85%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 1,198;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 32;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
2.67%.
[End of table]
Table 17: Tennessee:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 214;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $777.88;
Median: $613.00;
95th percentile: $2,097.00;
99th percentile: $2,532.00;
Maximum: $4,575.00;
Sum: $166,466.00.
Data item: Net income;
N: 214;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $391.11;
Median: $169.00;
95th percentile: $1,499.00;
99th percentile: $1,698.00;
Maximum: $1,940.00;
Sum: $83,697.00.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 0;
N missing: 214;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 0;
N missing: 214;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 214;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 3;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 1.40%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 199;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 14;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 7.04%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 214;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 14;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 6.54%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 214;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 12;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 5.61%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
202;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 3;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 1.49%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: N: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Number of households: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Percentage of households: [Empty];
Total ineligible[B]: N: 214;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 15;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 7.00%.
[B] This total number of households represents 43 people,
including 25 children age 0 to 17 and 18 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 2;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 0;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 14;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 3;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
21.43%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 14;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 3;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
21.43%.
[End of table]
Table 18: Texas:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 466,579;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $659.81;
Median: $493.36;
95th percentile: $1,902.14;
99th percentile: $2,494.83;
Maximum: $5,653.25;
Sum: $307,853,386.63.
Data item: Net income;
N: 466,579;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $337.68;
Median: $99.00;
95th percentile: $1,255.00;
99th percentile: $1,743.00;
Maximum: $4,344.00;
Sum: $157,555,167.00.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 0;
N missing: 466,579;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 0;
N missing: 466,579;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 460,374;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 5;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 385,238;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 10,754;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 2.79%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 466,579;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 13,268;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 2.84%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 466,579;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 17,248;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 3.70%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
449,331;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 366;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 0.08%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: N: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Number of households: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Percentage of households: [Empty];
Total ineligible[B]: N: 466,579;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 17,614;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 3.80%.
[B] This total number of households represents 51,716 people,
including 29,018 children age 0 to 17 and 22,698 adults age 18 and
over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 8,544;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 2;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0.02%;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 10,754;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 4;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
0.04%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 13,268;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 7;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
0.05%.
[End of table]
Table 19: Washington:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 156,501;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $616.09;
Median: $603.00;
95th percentile: $1,750.00;
99th percentile: $2,375.84;
Maximum: $5,979.30;
Sum: $96,418,722.36.
Data item: Net income;
N: 156,501;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $450.64;
Median: $412.00;
95th percentile: $1,325.39;
99th percentile: $1,816.20;
Maximum: $4,604.44;
Sum: $70,525,602.72.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 78,173;
N missing: 78,328;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $710.72;
Median: $38.00;
95th percentile: $1,500.00;
99th percentile: $11,040.00;
Maximum: $705,094.00;
Sum: $55,559,322.00.
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 22,044;
N missing: 134,457;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $687.88;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $3,865.00;
99th percentile: $11,585.00;
Maximum: $194,350.00;
Sum: $15,163,668.48.
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 141,968;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 2;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 74,142;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 18;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 0.02%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 156,501;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 37;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 0.02%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 78,173;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 15;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 0.02%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
78,158;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 2,759;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 3.53%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): N: 75,399;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Number of households: 2,338;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Percentage of households: 3.10%;
Total ineligible[B]: N: 78,173;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 5,112;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 6.50%.
[B] This total number of households represents 10,942 people,
including 4,190 children age 0 to 17 and 6,752 adults age 18 and over.
Data was missing for 155,958 individuals and 78,328 households.
SFMNP[H]: N: 17,125;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 0;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 18;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 0;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households: 0;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 37;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 2;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
5.41%.
[End of table]
Table 20: West Virginia:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 24,109;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $774.94;
Median: $722.00;
95th percentile: $1,700.00;
99th percentile: $2,146.00;
Maximum: $3,571.00;
Sum: $18,682,979.00.
Data item: Net income;
N: 24,109;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $450.88;
Median: $355.00;
95th percentile: $1,296.00;
99th percentile: $1,681.00;
Maximum: $2,981.00;
Sum: $10,870,265.00.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 24,109;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $115.62;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: $500.00;
99th percentile: $1,591.00;
Maximum: $70,025.00;
Sum: $2,787,383.00.
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 24,109;
N missing: 0;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: 0;
Median: 0;
95th percentile: 0;
99th percentile: 0;
Maximum: 0;
Sum: 0.
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 24,093;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 9;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 0.04%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 23,080;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 79;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 0.34%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 24,109;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 118;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 0.49%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 24,109;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 104;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 0.43%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
24,005;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 136;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 0.57%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): N: 23,869;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Number of households: 93;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles): Percentage of households: 0.39%;
Total ineligible[B]: N: 24,109;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 333;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 1.40%.
[B] This total number of households represents 988 people,
including 483 children age 0 to 17 and 505 adults age 18 and over.
SFMNP[H]: N: 770;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 1;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0.13%;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 79;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 4;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of
households: 5.06%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 118;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 10;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
8.47%.
[End of table]
Table 21: Wisconsin:
Data item: Gross income;
N: 121,939;
N missing: 5,014;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $775.43;
Median: $747.00;
95th percentile: $1,961.00;
99th percentile: $2,580.00;
Maximum: $6,056.00;
Sum: $94,555,401.00.
Data item: Net income;
N: 121,939;
N missing: 5,014;
Minimum: 0;
Mean: $412.08;
Median: $267.00;
95th percentile: $1,330.00;
99th percentile: $1,830.00;
Maximum: $4,327.00;
Sum: $50,248,833.00.
Data item: Assets (countable resources, excluding vehicles);
N: 0;
N missing: 126,953;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Data item: Vehicle assets;
N: 0;
N missing: 126,953;
Minimum: [Empty];
Mean: [Empty];
Median: [Empty];
95th percentile: [Empty];
99th percentile: [Empty];
Maximum: [Empty];
Sum: [Empty].
Households ineligible for other nutrition programs without
TANF noncash categorical eligibility[C]:
WIC[D]: N: 112,641;
WIC[D]: Number of households: 5,543;
WIC[D]: Percentage of households: 4.92%;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: N: 76,490;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Number of households: 5,730;
Free SBP, NSLP, and SMP meals[E,F]: Percentage of households: 7.49%;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: N: 126,953;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Number of households: 11,536;
Free CACFP meals in centers[F,G]: Percentage of households: 9.09%.
Households ineligible for food stamps without TANF noncash
categorical eligibility[A]:
Not meeting the gross income test: N: 121,939;
Not meeting the gross income test: Number of households: 8,280;
Not meeting the gross income test: Percentage of households: 6.79%;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test: N:
113,659;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Number of households: 3,564;
Meeting the gross income test but not meeting the net income test:
Percentage of households: 3.14%;
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: N: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Number of households: [Empty];
Meeting the gross and net income tests but not meeting the asset test
(not including vehicles)[J]: Percentage of households: [Empty];
Total ineligible[B]: N: 121,939;
Total ineligible[B]: Number of households: 11,844;
Total ineligible[B]: Percentage of households: 9.70%.
[B] This total number of households represents 25,673 people,
including 11,278 children age 0 to 17 and 14,395 adults age 18 and
over. Data was missing for 155,958 individuals and 5,014 households.
SFMNP[H]: N: 15,466;
SFMNP[H]: Number of households: 142;
SFMNP[H]: Percentage of households: 0.92%;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: N: 5,730;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Number of households: 283;
Reduced price SBP and/or NSLP meals[E,I]: Percentage of households:
4.94%;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: N: 11,536;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Number of households: 637;
Reduced price CACFP meals in centers[G,I]: Percentage of households:
5.52%.
[End of table]
Source: GAO analysis of state-provided data for the month of September
2006:
[A] Our eligibility analyses represent estimates for September 2006 and
include calculations using eligibility rules for households with and
without elderly and/or disabled members. They do not include
calculations using eligibility rules for elderly individuals too
disabled to prepare food alone and being treated as a separate
household. We did not apply vehicle asset tests in our eligibility
analysis.
[C] We calculated income eligibility for these other nutrition
programs; these other nutrition programs have other eligibility
criteria that we did not factor into these calculations due to lack of
state data. For a full list of eligibility criteria for these other
nutrition programs, please see Appendix IV.
[D] Households with only elderly members were not included in the WIC
eligibility calculations.
[E] Households without children were not included in the free or
reduced price SBP, NSLP, and/or SMP eligibility calculations.
[F] Free meals through the SBP, the NSLP, the SMP, or the CACFP in
centers are available to individuals in households with gross incomes
at or below 130 percent of poverty.
[G] All households were included in the free and reduced CACFP in
centers calculations. We calculated eligibility for CACFP in centers
only; we did not calculate eligibility for CACFP in day care homes due
to lack of state data.
[H] Only households which included an elderly member were included in
the SFMNP eligibility calculations.
[I] Reduced price meals through the SBP, the NSLP, or the CACFP in
centers are available to individuals in households with gross incomes
between 130 percent and 185 percent of poverty.
[J] The state did not provide asset data. Eligibility calculations do
not include an asset test.
[K] The state did not provide net income data. Eligibility calculations
do not include a net income test.
[End of section]
Appendix IX: GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments:
GAO Contact:
Sigurd R. Nilsen, (202) 512-7215 or nilsens@gao.gov.
Staff Acknowledgments:
In addition to the contact named above, Diana M. Pietrowiak, Assistant
Director; Linda L. Siegel; Meghana Acharya; Jill M. Evancho; and
Jasminee Persaud contributed significantly to all aspects of this
report. Kevin L. Jackson and Laurie S. Hamilton assisted in conducting
the survey and analyzing the state data; Daniel A. Schwimer provided
legal support; and Charles E. Willson assisted in report development.
[End of section]
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Footnotes:
[1] Categorical eligibility for food stamps is also available through
receipt of TANF cash assistance, Social Security Income, and general
assistance.
[2] These services may also include short-term, nonrecurring cash
payments, but not TANF cash assistance.
[3] For example, caseworkers in Massachusetts apply a gross income
limit of 200 percent of the federal poverty level to determine if
households are eligible for the state's TANF noncash service that
confers categorical eligibility for food stamps. In addition, Texas has
a $5,000 asset limit for all TANF noncash categorically eligible
households.
[4] Some states use both types of services. For example, Oregon
provides information and referral services as well as several services
targeted to more narrowly defined populations, such as a housing
stabilization program targeted to homeless families or those at risk
for homelessness.
[5] FNS data on TANF cash categorically eligible households are from
fiscal year 2005; state data on TANF noncash categorically eligible
households are from September 2006 for the 21 states that confer
noncash categorical eligibility for which we have data on household
characteristics.
[6] "Food Stamp Program: Expanded Categorical Eligibility," FNS, USDA,
Alexandria, Virginia, February 2007.
[7] Twenty-two states reported that they do not have TANF noncash
services funded with more than 50 percent TANF or state maintenance of
effort (MOE) dollars and said they have chosen not to confer
categorical eligibility for TANF noncash services funded with less than
50 percent TANF/MOE.
[8] Some of the 21 states did not provide all the data elements.
[9] For categorical eligibility, there is no separate food stamp asset
limit; instead, the asset limit is that imposed by a TANF noncash
service or by a state.
[10] In this briefing, we refer to the 50 states and the District as
the 51 states.
[11] Twenty-two states reported that they do not have TANF noncash
services funded with more than 50 percent TANF or state maintenance of
effort (MOE) dollars and said they have chosen not to confer
categorical eligibility for TANF noncash services funded with less than
50 percent TANF/MOE.
[12] FNS data on TANF cash categorically eligible households are from
fiscal year 2005; state data on TANF noncash categorically eligible
households are from September 2006 for the 21 states for which we have
data on household characteristics.
[13] Categorical eligibility for food stamps is also available through
receipt of TANF cash assistance, Social Security Income, and general
assistance.
[14] These services may also include short-term,
nonrecurring cash payments.
[15] Texas, for example, has a $5,000 asset limit for all TANF noncash
categorically eligible households.
[16] These two requirements apply to those TANF noncash services that
further TANF purposes 1 or 2, or that further TANF purposes 3 or 4 and
have a gross monthly income limit at or below 200 percent of
poverty.
[17] HHS does collect information on funding for broad categories of
TANF noncash services.
[18] Twenty-two states reported that they do not have TANF noncash
services funded with more than 50 percent TANF or state MOE dollars and
said they have chosen not to confer categorical eligibility for TANF
noncash services funded with less than 50 percent TANF/MOE.
[19] These calculations are based on our analysis of data on TANF
noncash categorically eligible households provided by 21 states for
September 2006 and data on total food stamp households provided by FNS
for September 2006. Maryland has greater than 20 percent and less than
or equal to 40 percent; Delaware, Maine, Texas, and Washington
have greater than 40 percent and less than or equal to 60 percent;
Michigan and Oregon have greater than 60 percent and less than or equal
to 80 percent; and South Carolina and Wisconsin have greater than 80
percent and less than or equal to 100 percent.
[20] The six states are Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, New
Mexico, and Wyoming. Examples of the types of TANF noncash services
that these states should be using to confer categorical eligibility
include child care, transportation, and substance abuse services.
However, Georgia does confer TANF noncash categorical eligibility
with a different TANF service that provides employment support to
families leaving cash assistance.
[21] These responses are from the 29 states that confer TANF noncash
categorical eligibility.
[22] These responses are from the 29 states that confer TANF noncash
categorical eligibility.
[23] We conducted site visits in these 2 states.
[24] These states did not distinguish the method by which they
determine if a client is authorized to receive a service.
[25] FNS data on TANF cash categorically eligible households are from
fiscal year 2005; state data on TANF noncash categorically eligible
households are from September 2006.
[26] These calculations are based on our analysis of data provided by
21 states for September 2006. We did not perform vehicle asset tests
because either the state had no vehicle asset test or we did not have
sufficient information to apply the test.
[27] The percentage decrease in Arizona represents a small number of
households (6 of 17 households) (see app. VIII).
[28]Twenty-seven of the 29 states that confer TANF noncash categorical
eligibility responded to this question; 26 of the 27 states said
participation would decrease and 1 state was unsure. Eighty percent of
the states that responded (16 of 20) that do not confer TANF noncash
categorical eligibility said there would be no effect.
[29] These calculations are based on our analysis of data provided by
21 states for September 2006. Also, these other nutrition programs have
other eligibility criteria that we did not factor into these
calculations due to lack of state data.
[30] This calculation was based on all households except those with all
elderly members.
[31] These calculations are based on our analysis of data provided by
21 states for September 2006. Also, these other nutrition programs have
other eligibility criteria that we did not factor into these
calculations due to lack of state data.
[32] Twenty-seven of the 29 states that confer TANF noncash categorical
eligibility responded to this question; 24 of the 27 states said the
workload would increase; 1 state said there would be no effect; and 2
states said the workload would decrease. Seventy percent of the states
that responded (14 of 20) 29 that do not confer TANF noncash
categorical eligibility said there would be no effect.
[33] These categories are not mutually exclusive among the states that
responded.
[34] Twenty-six of the 29 states that confer TAN F noncash categorical
eligibility responded to this question; 18 of the 26 states said costs
would increase; 6 states said there would be no effect; 2 states said
costs would decrease; and 2 states were unsure. Over two-thirds of the
states that responded (13 of 19) that do not confer TANF noncash
categorical eligibility said there would be no effect. One state said
state general assistance costs may increase, but did not mention FSP
costs.
[35] These categories are not mutually exclusive among the states that
responded.
[36] Twenty-eight of the 29 states that confer TANF noncash categorical
eligibility responded to this question; 15 of the 28 states said they
would have to make changes to their data systems; 11 states said they
would not have to make changes; and 2 states were unsure. All states
that responded (19 of 19) that do not confer TANF noncash categorical
eligibility said they would not have to make changes.
[End of section]
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Footnotes:
[1] Categorical eligibility for food stamps is also available through
receipt of TANF cash assistance, Social Security Income, and general
assistance.
[2] These services may also include short-term, nonrecurring cash
payments, but not TANF cash assistance.
[3] For example, caseworkers in Massachusetts apply a gross income
limit of 200 percent of the federal poverty level to determine if
households are eligible for the state's TANF noncash service that
confers categorical eligibility for food stamps. In addition, Texas has
a $5,000 asset limit for all TANF noncash categorically eligible
households.
[4] Some states use both types of services. For example, Oregon
provides information and referral services as well as several services
targeted to more narrowly defined populations, such as a housing
stabilization program targeted to homeless families or those at risk
for homelessness.
[5] FNS data on TANF cash categorically eligible households are from
fiscal year 2005; state data on TANF noncash categorically eligible
households are from September 2006 for the 21 states that confer
noncash categorical eligibility for which we have data on household
characteristics.
[6] "Food Stamp Program: Expanded Categorical Eligibility," FNS, USDA,
Alexandria, Virginia, February 2007.
[7] Twenty-two states reported that they do not have TANF noncash
services funded with more than 50 percent TANF or state maintenance of
effort (MOE) dollars and said they have chosen not to confer
categorical eligibility for TANF noncash services funded with less than
50 percent TANF/MOE.
[8] Some of the 21 states did not provide all the data elements.
[9] For categorical eligibility, there is no separate food stamp asset
limit; instead, the asset limit is that imposed by a TANF noncash
service or by a state.
