Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
TANF is a program that provides temporary financial assistance
to eligible families and children. The family receives a monthly
cash payment to meet their basic needs. To be eligible, a family
must be financially needy and must meet certain other requirements.
Most able-bodied adult TANF recipients are required to participate
in the Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (View) program.
View is the work program that requires able-bodied parents to work.
A family taking part in View will receive help in finding a job.
They may also receive help with child day care costs and transportation.
A recipient may still get a TANF check even if they are working.
A family who has someone in the View program may receive TANF for
no longer than 24 months followed by a period of ineligibility.
An applicant must cooperate in naming the parents of all eligible
children and must help establish paternity for each of them.
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