TANF Transportation Expense Assistance

The TANF program (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) provides temporary cash assistance to families in need and to end the dependence of parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation and work. With few exceptions, assistance under TANF is restricted to a lifetime limit of 60 cumulative months.

The purpose of TANF is to provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the home of relatives, end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work and marriage and encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. Participants may be helped with transportation expenses. Services may also include job skills training, work experience, job readiness training, child care assistance, and other work related expenses.

In order to be eligible for TANF the following criteria apply: There must be a child in the home under age 18 and will graduate from high school before the age of 19, Child is going to school regularly if he is between the ages 15 and 18, The child is living with a parent or other relatives, Is a citizen of the U.S. or an eligible immigrant