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Cash Assistance Programs

Direct monthly cash payments — TANF for families with children, SSI for seniors and disabled adults, SSDI for workers who became disabled, and General Assistance in some states.

53programs
1federal
52state-level

Cash help is the single most flexible form of benefits — pay rent, buy groceries, cover utilities, whatever you need most. Average TANF benefit varies dramatically by state ($180 in MS to $1,100 in CA for a family of 3).

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Federal programs

HHS
TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Monthly cash aid and work support for very low-income families with children.

$492/month family of 3

State-level programs

Each state runs its own version of these programs.

AK
Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD)
AL
Alabama TANF (Cash Assistance)
AK
Alaska TANF (Cash Assistance)
AZ
Arizona TANF (Cash Assistance)
AR
Arkansas TANF (Cash Assistance)
CA
California TANF (Cash Assistance)
CO
Colorado TANF (Cash Assistance)
CT
Connecticut TANF (Cash Assistance)
DE
Delaware TANF (Cash Assistance)
FL
Florida TANF (Cash Assistance)
GA
Georgia TANF (Cash Assistance)
HI
Hawaii TANF (Cash Assistance)
ID
Idaho TANF (Cash Assistance)
IL
Illinois TANF (Cash Assistance)
IN
Indiana TANF (Cash Assistance)
IA
Iowa TANF (Cash Assistance)
KS
Kansas TANF (Cash Assistance)
KY
Kentucky TANF (Cash Assistance)
LA
Louisiana TANF (Cash Assistance)
ME
Maine TANF (Cash Assistance)
MD
Maryland TANF (Cash Assistance)
MA
Massachusetts TANF (Cash Assistance)
MI
Michigan TANF (Cash Assistance)
MN
Minnesota TANF (Cash Assistance)
MS
Mississippi TANF (Cash Assistance)
MO
Missouri TANF (Cash Assistance)
MT
Montana TANF (Cash Assistance)
NE
Nebraska TANF (Cash Assistance)
NV
Nevada TANF (Cash Assistance)
NH
New Hampshire TANF (Cash Assistance)
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