TANF Cash Assistance (Texas)

{"service_id":"tanf-texas","effective_date":"2024-01-01","rules":[{"id":"has-child","key":"has_dependent_child","operator":"equals","value":true,"requirement":"required","label":"Dependent Child","description":"Must have a dependent child under 18 in the household,\nor be pregnant.\n","any_of":[{"id":"child-present","key":"has_child_under_18","operator":"equals","value":true,"description":"Has child under 18 in home"},{"id":"pregnant","key":"is_pregnant","operator":"equals","value":true,"description":"Is pregnant"}]},{"id":"income","key":"household_income","operator":"less_than","value":188,"unit":"dollars","requirement":"required","label":"Income Limit","description":"Maximum monthly income for a family of 3 is approximately\n$188. Texas TANF income limits are among the lowest in the\nnation. Limits vary by family size.\n","source_url":"https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/financial/cash-help"},{"id":"assets","key":"countable_assets","operator":"less_than_or_equal","value":1000,"unit":"dollars","requirement":"required","label":"Asset Limit","description":"Countable resources must be $1,000 or less. One vehicle is\nexcluded; additional vehicles counted at fair market value.\n","source_url":"https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/financial/cash-help"},{"id":"residency","key":"state_residency","operator":"equals","value":"TX","requirement":"required","label":"Texas Residency","description":"Must be a Texas resident."},{"id":"citizenship","key":"citizenship_status","operator":"in","values":["us_citizen","qualified_alien"],"requirement":"required","label":"Citizenship/Immigration","description":"Must be a U.S. citizen or qualified immigrant with at least\n5 years of residency.\n"},{"id":"work-participation","key":"participates_in_work_program","operator":"equals","value":true,"requirement":"required","label":"Work Participation","description":"Adults must participate in Choices (Texas employment\nprogram) unless exempt due to disability, caring for an\ninfant under 1, or domestic violence.\n"},{"id":"time-limit","key":"tanf_months","operator":"less_than_or_equal","value":60,"requirement":"required","label":"Time Limit","description":"60-month lifetime limit for adults. Texas also imposes\nstate time limits that may be shorter depending on\ncircumstances.\n"}]}