Who Qualifies
Specific eligibility requirements take into account an applicant's citizenship, age, income, resources, assets and other factors. Generally, services are available to:
- Families that have a child(ren) in the home who has been deprived of parental support or care because of the absence, disability or death of either parent
- Families with a child(ren) when both parents are in the home but the principal earner is unemployed
- Needy caretaker relatives of a foster child(ren)
To remain eligible for services, recipients of cash aid must participate in work or work-related activities, specified in their individualized "Welfare-to-Work Plan." For adults there is a 48-month lifetime limit on eligibility for cash assistance.