Information on TANF Minnesota Program. TANF Minnesota is also called Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP).
TANF Minnesota is a support service for Minnesota families. The purpose of TANF (Temporarily Assistance to Needy Families) Minnesota is to provide financial and medical assistance to needy dependent children and the parents or relatives with whom they are living. Eligible TANF households receive monthly cash and Medicaid benefits. TANF uses state funds to provide cash assistance to families.
Under TANF, eligible adults are limited to receiving benefits for a total of 60 months in their lifetime, including months of TANF-funded assistance granted in other states. Once this limit is reached, that adult and all members of his or her FA household are ineligible to receive any more TANF benefits. The 60 months need not be consecutive, but rather each individual month in which TANF-funded benefits are received is included in the lifetime count
Do You Qualify for TANF Minnesota?
To qualify for Minnesota TANF:
- you must be a resident of Minnesota,
- either pregnant OR responsible for a child under 19 years of age,
- a US national, citizen, legal alien, or permanent resident,
- have low or very low income,
- and be either under-employed (working for very low wages), unemployed or about to become unemployed.
TANF Minnesota Application Process:
- To apply, download and fill out an application:
https://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Public/DHS-5223-ENGYou must then file the application with your local county human services agency, which you can find here:
https://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Public/DHS-0005-ENGYou may also apply for this and other Minnesota programs online by visiting ApplyMN.
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