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Table C

TANF Maximum Benefits and Income Eligibility for a Family of Three
As of June, 2003


State
Maximum
Monthly
Benefit1
Maximum
Monthly
Income for Eligibility
Maximum
Monthly Income
for Benefits2
Alabama
$ 215 $ 214 $ 215
Alaska
$ 923 $ 1,245 $ 1,246
Arizona
$ 347 $ 585 $ 587
Arkansas
$ 204 $ 278 $ 699
California
$ 679 $ 913 $ 1,581
Colorado
$ 356 $ 510 $ 779
Connecticut
$ 543 $ 834 $ 1,220
D.C.
$ 338 $ 538 $ 1,299
Delaware
$ 379 $ 427 $ 1,604
Florida
$ 303 $ 392 $ 807
Georgia
$ 280 $ 513 $ 756
Hawaii
$ 570 $ 1,362 $ 1,364
Idaho
$ 309 $ 635 $ 637
Illinois
$ 396 $ 485 $ 1,190
Indiana
$ 288 $ 591 $ 1,948
Iowa
$ 426 $ 1,061 $ 1,065
Kansas
$ 403 $ 492 $ 805
Kentucky
$ 262 $ 973 $ 974
Louisiana
$ 240 $ 359 $ 1,260
Maine
$ 485 $ 1,022 $ 1,023
Maryland
$ 473 $ 590 $ 728
Massachusetts
$ 633 $ 722 $ 1,047
Michigan
$ 459 $ 773 $ 774
Minnesota
$ 532 $ 976 $ 1,421
Mississippi
$ 170 $ 457 $ 704
Missouri
$ 292 $ 558 $ 1,148
Montana
$ 507 $ 858 $ 589
Nebraska
$ 364 $ 692 $ 694
Nevada
$ 348 $ 694 $ 696
New Hampshire
$ 600 $ 749 $ 1,200
New Jersey
$ 424 $ 635 $ 848
New Mexico
$ 389 $ 901 $ 1,037
New York
$ 577 $ 810 $ 1,068
North Carolina
$ 272 $ 1,489 $ 1,491
North Dakota
$ 477 $ 2,071 $ 2,074
Ohio
$ 373 $ 979 $ 996
Oklahoma
$ 292 $ 704 $ 705
Oregon
$ 460 $ 615 $ 616
Pennsylvania
$ 403 $ 676 $ 806
Rhode Island
$ 554 $ 1,277 $ 1,279
South Carolina
$ 204 $ 577 $ 1,070
South Dakota
$ 483 $ 675 $ 695
Tennessee
$ 185 $ 979 $ 980
Texas
$ 213 $ 401 $ 1,959
Utah
$ 451 $ 550 $ 668
Vermont
$ 639 $ 988 $ 989
Virginia
$ 320 $ 411 $ 600
Washington
$ 546 $ 1,091 $ 1,092
West Virginia
$ 453 $ 1,130 $ 1,133
Wisconsin
$ 673 $ 1,401 $ 1,403
Wyoming
$ 340 $ 539 $ 540
     
States Avg
$ 413 $ 772 $ 1,022
1Benefit levels and income standards based on family size of 3.
2Several states phase-down earnings disregard levels in months after employment is obtained.

Last Updated on 12/10/2008
By ACF


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