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 | Introduction | 3/1/2005 |
 | In 1935, the United States Congress created the Aid to Dependent
Children (ADC) program as part of the original Social Security Act. The
goal was to help states make it possible for poor children without a
parent’s support to live at home rather than in an orphanage...This
section includes information about The Federal Welfare Block Grant, The
Massachusetts TAFDC Program and How to Keep up with the Law. | |
| | General Eligibility Rules | 3/2/2005 |
| Answers questions about who can get TAFDC?
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| | Assistance Units | 3/3/2005 |
| An assistance unit is all the members of a household who are counted in determining the amount of the grant.
This chapter answers questions "assistance units",explains the "family cap" and more... | |
| | Time Limit and Work Program Rules and Exemptions | 3/4/2005 |
| Certain families are limited to a total of 24 months of TAFDC benefits in any 5-year period...
This Chapter answers questions about these rules, exemptions, waivers and extensions.
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| | Financial Eligibility | 3/5/2005 |
| You must be financially eligible to get TAFDC benefits. To be
financially eligible, your countable income and assets must be within
TAFDC eligibility limits. If you are within TAFDC eligibility limits,
the amount of your grant is figured by comparing your countable income,
after any allowable deductions, with the payment standard for your
family size. These rules are discussed in more detail in this Part. | |
| | Benefits and Services | 3/6/2005 |
| This chapter answers questions about the Benefits and Services offered by TAFDC. | |
| | Applications and Proofs | 3/7/2005 |
| Where do you apply for TAFDC?
What should you bring with you?
How long does it take to decide whether you are eligible?
What if you need help right away?
What is BEACON? | |
| | Proving Continuing Eligibility | 3/8/2005 |
| DTA is supposed to review (“redetermine”) eligibility for most recipients every six months. This chapter answers questions about this rule and changes to the rule | |
| | Emergency Assistance | 3/9/2005 |
| Read answers to questions about Emergency Assistance in this chapter. | |
| | Overpayments and Fraud | 3/11/2005 |
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