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Alabama
60
Alaska
60
California
60
Colorado
60
Connecticut
60
DC
60
Hawaii
60
Illinois
60
Iowa
60
Kansas
60
Kentucky
60
Louisiana
60
Maine
60
Maryland
60
Minnesota
60
Mississippi
60
Missouri
60
Montana
60
Nevada
60
New Hampshire
60
New Jersey
60
New Mexico
60
New York
60
North Carolina
60
North Dakota
60
Ohio
60
Oklahoma
60
Pennsylvania
60
Rhode Island
60
South Carolina
60
South Dakota
60
Tennessee
60
Texas
60
Virginia
60
Washington
60
West Virginia
60
Wisconsin
60
Wyoming
60
Florida
48
Georgia
48
Utah
36
Arkansas
24
Idaho
24
Indiana
24

Welfare Time Limit by State 2023

Welfare Time Limit by State 2023

Welfare Time Limit by State 2023

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State
Lifetime Limit (Months)
Short-Term Limit (Months)
Consequences of Reaching Limit If Extension Is Not Granted
Alabama60Closes TANF case
Alaska60Closes TANF case
California60Removes adult
Colorado60Closes TANF case; county may provide diversion or short-term assistance
Connecticut6021Closes TANF case; may be eligible for safety net services
District of Columbia60Removes non-compliant adult from assistance unit
Hawaii60Closes TANF case; subsidy provided for full-time employment
Illinois60Closes TANF case
Iowa60Closes TANF case
Kansas60Closes TANF case
Kentucky60Closes TANF case
Louisiana6024 out of 60Closes TANF case
Maine60Closes TANF case
Maryland60Continues familys benefits to compliant families
Minnesota60Closes TANF case
Mississippi60Closes TANF case
Missouri60Closes TANF case
Montana60Closes TANF case
Nevada6024, then ineligible for 12Closes TANF case
New Hampshire60Closes TANF case
New Jersey60Closes TANF case
New Mexico60Closes TANF case
New York60Closes TANF case; families eligible for safety net services
North Carolina6024, then ineligible for 36Closes TANF case
North Dakota60Closes TANF case
Ohio6036, then ineligible for 24Closes TANF case
Oklahoma60Closes TANF case
Pennsylvania60Closes TANF case
Rhode Island60Removes adult
South Carolina6024 out of 120Closes TANF case
South Dakota60Closes TANF case
Tennessee6018, then ineligible for 3Terminates for 3 months
Texas6012, 24, or 36Removes adult after shorter limit; closes TANF case after
Virginia6024, then ineligible for 24Closes TANF case
Washington60Removes adult if he/she refuses to participate in WorkFirst program
West Virginia60Closes TANF case
Wisconsin6024Closes TANF case
Wyoming60Closes TANF case
Florida4824 out of 60 or 36 out of 72Closes TANF case
Georgia48Closes TANF case
Utah36Closes TANF case
Arkansas24Closes TANF case
Idaho24Closes TANF case
Indiana24Removes adult
Arizona024 out of 60Removes adult. No lifetime limit. Adult is eligible again after 36 months of ineligibility.
Massachusetts024 out of 60Closes TANF case. No lifetime limit
Michigan0State has no time limits
Nebraska024 out of 48Closes TANF case. No lifetime limit
Oregon024 out of 84Time limit only applies to noncompliant cases. No lifetime limit
Vermont0State has no time limits
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Welfare Time Limit by State 2023

  1. Welfare Time Limits - Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation

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