4403-2000
4403-2000 Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children Grant Pmt
For a program of transitional aid to families with dependent children; provided, that the need standard shall be equal to the standard in effect in fiscal year 2019, unless the department determines that a reduction in the monthly payment standard should be implemented before the end of the fiscal year to keep program expenditures within the amounts appropriated in this item; provided further, that the payment standard shall be equal to the need standard; provided further, that notwithstanding section 218 of chapter 149 of the acts of 2004, recipients whose youngest child is of the age at which full time schooling is mandatory or older shall be required to participate in 30 hours per week; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for cash and transportation benefits for transitional aid to families with dependent children clients whose case is closed due to earnings, for a work-related activity period not to exceed 12 months, to assist them with short-term self-sufficiency; provided further, that the department shall notify parents under 20 years of age who are receiving benefits from the program of the requirements in clause (2) of subsection (i) of said section 110 of said chapter 5 or any successor law; provided further, that a $40 per month rent allowance shall be paid to all households incurring a rent or mortgage expense and not residing in public housing or subsidized housing; provided further, that a non-recurring children's clothing allowance of $350 shall be provided to each child eligible under these programs in September 2019; provided further, that benefits under this program shall not be available to those families in which a child has been removed from the household under a court order after a care and protection hearing on child abuse, nor to adult recipients otherwise eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children but for the temporary removal of the dependent child or children from the home by the department of children and families in accordance with that department's procedures; provided further, that notwithstanding section 2 of chapter 118 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department shall render aid to pregnant women with no other eligible dependent children only if it has been medically verified that the child is expected to be born within the month these payments are to be made or within the 3 month period following the month of payment, and who, if the child had been born and was living with that parent in the month of payment, would be categorically and financially eligible for transitional aid to families with dependent children benefits; provided further, that certain families that suffer a reduction in benefits due to a loss of earned income and participation in retrospective budgeting may receive a supplemental benefit to compensate them for this loss; and provided further, that the department may review and revise its disability standards to reflect current medical and vocational criteria
Spending Categories
Spending Category
FY2016 Expended
FY2017 Expended
FY2018 Expended
FY2019 Projected Spending
FY2020 House 1
Safety Net
207,640,250
189,779,047
186,071,534
189,997,130
184,876,642
Total
207,640,250
189,779,047
186,071,534
189,997,130
184,876,642
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