Welfare Rules Database - Selected Rules State,Policy-Date-Begin,Policy-Date-End,Coverage,Unit Type,Majority Rules,Coverage Description,Component,Program,Waiver,fc_exist,fc_exist Notes,Notes Alabama,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Alaska,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Arizona,2014/01/01,"2016/08/05","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","The participant parent is subject to a family benefit cap period of 60 months beginning the date that cash assistance starts. Any child born during this 60-month period is a benefit capped child. The 60-month period continues even if the participant parent discontinues receiving assistance prior to the end of the 60-month benefit cap period; however, children conceived after 12 months of non-receipt are not capped. A new 60-month benefit cap period begins each time the recipient parent resumes cash assistance.","The child will be included in the Standard of Need and will be considered a TANF recipient for other purposes, including Medicaid eligibility. The child will not be eligible for support services but are potentially eligible for transitional child care. The family cap policy applies to children adopted by the unit as well." Arkansas,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","","" California,2014/01/01,"2015/12/31","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","","" Colorado,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Connecticut,2014/01/01,"2021/10/31","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","See Additional Notes variable for additional information regarding the benefit calculation for units affected by a family cap.","For benefit calculation: For families subject to the time limit, $50 is added to Dollar Amount 2 for each child subject to the family cap." Delaware,2014/01/01,"2023/05/10","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","","Babies denied cash assistance are eligible for Food Stamps, Medicaid and child care. Non-cash assistance services in the form of vouchers may be provided upon request for babies born to minor parents after 12/31/98, but will not be automatically given each month. A monthly voucher may be no more than $69, though multi-month vouchers can be issued up to $207. Receipt is based on need. Assistance is paid through a protective payee to the minor parent's parent or the adult in the supervised living arrangement." District of Columbia,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Florida,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","","" Georgia,2014/01/01,"2023/04/30","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","","Capped child is still eligible for Food Stamps and Medicaid The birth of an additional child in the assistance unit is subject to the Family Cap rules only if it has received cash assistance in Georgia." Hawaii,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Idaho,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","Idaho does have an implicit family cap since no matter what size the family is, the maximum benefit they can receive is $309.","" Illinois,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","The state removed the family cap policy; children born after 1/1/04 are not subject to the family cap. All children born between 1/1/96 and 1/1/04 who have been capped will continue to be subject to the cap until they meet one of the conditions necessary to lift the cap.","" Indiana,2014/01/01,"2017/02/28","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","","" Iowa,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Kansas,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Kentucky,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Louisiana,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Maine,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Maryland,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Massachusetts,2014/01/01,"2019/05/01","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","","The family cap does not apply when a client (who is not subject to a cap already) makes an application for a child who is not his or her natural or adoptive child." Michigan,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Minnesota,2014/01/01,"2014/12/31","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","The family cap only applies to the cash assistance portion of MFIP that the additional child would get. The child will still be eligible for the food portion of MFIP.","" Mississippi,2014/01/01,"2015/12/31","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","","" Missouri,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Montana,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Nebraska,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Nevada,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" New Hampshire,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" New Jersey,2014/01/01,"2018/06/30","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","Units in which at least one adult member of the unit is working (any number of hours) are not subject to the family cap.","Households subject to the family cap are categorically eligible for food stamp benefits." New Mexico,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" New York,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" North Carolina,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","","" North Dakota,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","","A capped child is no longer considered a capped child if the case in which the child is a capped child closes and remains closed for 12 continuous months. The 12 continuous month period is calculated based on months benefits were issued to the household or the household was otherwise deemed eligible. A child subject to the benefit cap provision will not be referred to the Child Support Enforcement Agency. Children conceived while unit was receiving diversion benefits on or after October 1, 2008 are not subject to the family cap. Diversion benefits received on or after October 1, 2008 no longer count in the determination of the 12 month period of non-receipt for M3." Ohio,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Oklahoma,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Oregon,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Pennsylvania,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Rhode Island,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" South Carolina,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","","If the benefit group received benefits in another state in month zero, the child is not a family cap child." South Dakota,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Tennessee,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","","Family Cap is also applied to a child born during a period of ineligibility, but within 10 months of reapplication when: (1) the woman becomes pregnant while on aid, (2) the AU was closed prior to birth and the child was born more than 10 months after the previous application date, (3) the AU reapplies within 10 months of the previous closure and (4) the reason for the closure was a non-cooperation with TANF policies." Texas,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Utah,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Vermont,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Virginia,2014/01/01,"2020/06/30","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","Yes","","A parent who gives birth with a family cap in place is eligible for a six-week exemption from activity requirements." Washington,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" West Virginia,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" Wisconsin,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","WI provides a flat benefit regardless of family size.","" Wyoming,2014/01/01,"Ongoing","Statewide, full coverage","All",Yes,"","","TANF","","No","","" For each row in the results table, all of the policies in the record were in place from at least 'Date Policy Begins' to at least 'Date Policy Ends'. For example, if 'Date Policy Begins' is 2012/01/01 and 'Date Policy Ends' is 2012/10/01, the policies in that row were all in effect from at least January 1, 2012 through October 1, 2012. Every row comes from a different 'record' in the database, and a new record is coded whenever any of the policies in that category changes. If the policy that changed is not a policy being examined in a particular query, the results may show two rows for the same state that have identical information other than different (and adjacent) date ranges. fc_exist,Indicates whether or not the state or territory has a family cap provision. Please cite as: Welfare Rules Database Project website, https://wrd.urban.org/wrd/query/query.cfm downloaded on March 28 2024 Copyright (C) 2015, The Urban Institute