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State | Lifetime Limit (Months) | Short-Term Limit (Months) | Consequences of Reaching Limit If Extension Is Not Granted |
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Alabama | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Alaska | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
California | 60 | Removes adult | |
Colorado | 60 | Closes TANF case; county may provide diversion or short-term assistance | |
Connecticut | 60 | 21 | Closes TANF case; may be eligible for safety net services |
District of Columbia | 60 | Removes non-compliant adult from assistance unit | |
Hawaii | 60 | Closes TANF case; subsidy provided for full-time employment | |
Illinois | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Iowa | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Kansas | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Kentucky | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Louisiana | 60 | 24 out of 60 | Closes TANF case |
Maine | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Maryland | 60 | Continues familys benefits to compliant families | |
Minnesota | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Mississippi | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Missouri | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Montana | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Nevada | 60 | 24, then ineligible for 12 | Closes TANF case |
New Hampshire | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
New Jersey | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
New Mexico | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
New York | 60 | Closes TANF case; families eligible for safety net services | |
North Carolina | 60 | 24, then ineligible for 36 | Closes TANF case |
North Dakota | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Ohio | 60 | 36, then ineligible for 24 | Closes TANF case |
Oklahoma | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Pennsylvania | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Rhode Island | 60 | Removes adult | |
South Carolina | 60 | 24 out of 120 | Closes TANF case |
South Dakota | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Tennessee | 60 | 18, then ineligible for 3 | Terminates for 3 months |
Texas | 60 | 12, 24, or 36 | Removes adult after shorter limit; closes TANF case after |
Virginia | 60 | 24, then ineligible for 24 | Closes TANF case |
Washington | 60 | Removes adult if he/she refuses to participate in WorkFirst program | |
West Virginia | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Wisconsin | 60 | 24 | Closes TANF case |
Wyoming | 60 | Closes TANF case | |
Florida | 48 | 24 out of 60 or 36 out of 72 | Closes TANF case |
Georgia | 48 | Closes TANF case | |
Utah | 36 | Closes TANF case | |
Arkansas | 24 | Closes TANF case | |
Idaho | 24 | Closes TANF case | |
Indiana | 24 | Removes adult | |
Arizona | 0 | 24 out of 60 | Removes adult. No lifetime limit. Adult is eligible again after 36 months of ineligibility. |
Massachusetts | 0 | 24 out of 60 | Closes TANF case. No lifetime limit |
Michigan | 0 | State has no time limits | |
Nebraska | 0 | 24 out of 48 | Closes TANF case. No lifetime limit |
Oregon | 0 | 24 out of 84 | Time limit only applies to noncompliant cases. No lifetime limit |
Vermont | 0 | State has no time limits |