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The Texas Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, formerly Aid to Families with Children (ADFC), is a support service for Texas families. The purpose of TANF 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 with two parents who both receive benefits with children deprived of parental support because of the unemployment or underemployment of a parent.

General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of Texas, 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.

Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.

Application Process
To apply for this program, please contact the local administering agency near you:
https://www.yourtexasbenefits.com/ssp/SSPHome/ssphome.jsp

Program Contact Information
To learn more about Texas Works, please visit:

http://www.twc.state.tx.us/

Or you can call the Texas Department of Human Service (DHS) toll-free at:

1-800-448-3927
Or send an e-mail to:

mail@dhs.state.tx.us