Information on TANF West Virginia Program. West Virginia TANF is also called West Virginia Works (WV Works).
TANF West Virginia is a support service for West Virginia families. The purpose of TANF (Temporarily Assistance to Needy Families) West Virginia 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 West Virginia?
To qualify for West Virginia TANF:
- you must be a resident of West Virginia,
- 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 West Virginia Application Process:
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To ask about WV WORKS, contact your local Department of Health and Human Resources Services office:
http://www.wvdhhr.org/bcf/county/You may also submit a web form to the Department of Health and Human Resources Services office at the following location:
http://www.wvdhhr.org/bcf/knowledgebase/contact.aspxProgram Contact Information
To read more about the WV WORKS program, please visit: http://www.wvdhhr.org/bcf/family_assistance/wvworks.asp