Information on TANF Vermont Program.  Vermont TANF is also called Vermont Reach Up.

TANF Vermont is a support service for Vermont families.  The purpose of TANF (Temporarily Assistance to Needy Families) Vermont 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 Vermont?

To qualify for Vermont TANF:

• you must be a resident of Vermont,
• 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 Vermont Application Process:

• To apply for this program, please contact your local Department of Prevention, Assistance, Transition, and Health Access (PATH) office.

  Program Contact Information

  To read more about the Vermont Reach Up program, please visit:http://www.dcf.vermont.gov/esd/reach_up

  You can also call PATH toll-free at: 1-800-287-0589