Cash Assistance

If I want Cash Assistance, for whom should I apply?
If eligible for Cash Assistance benefits, what other benefits will I receive?
Are there any time limits on Cash Assistance?
How much money will I get?

What Health and Human Services should I apply for?
You should apply for every benefit that you think you may need.
When your application arrives the County Assistance Office will look at your income and tell you what Health and Human Services you can receive.

If I want Cash Assistance, for whom should I apply?
You must apply for

• yourself,
• your spouse (if married),
• any children under age 19 who live with you, and
• any other parents of your children who are living in the household.

If you are a parent under the age of 18, you must include your parents.
You may apply for children related to you who are not your own. If you apply for any such child you must apply for that child's siblings. You may also apply for yourself, but it is not required.
You may apply for children not related to you under emergency circumstances. At your interview, the caseworker will discuss plans for the children with you. You may also apply for yourself, but it is not required.

You do not need to apply for anyone who is not your dependent or who is not helping to support you or your children. These individuals should apply separately.

If eligible for Cash Assistance benefits, what other benefits will I receive?
If you receive Cash Assistance you may also receive Medical Assistance.
You will also be eligible for programs related to The Road to Economic Self-Sufficiency through Employment and Training (RESET)
You will be asked if you want to apply for Food Stamps. If you receive Cash Assistance, you may also be able to receive Food Stamps.

Are there any time limits on Cash Assistance?
A person can receive TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) for a total of 60 months in a lifetime. This is true if a person is:
Period(s) of TANF receipt need not be consecutive to count toward the 60-month limit.
You may receive Cash Assistance that does not count against your TANF 60-month limit. At your interview, talk to your caseworker.

How much money will I get?
Match the county where you live with the number of people you are applying for to see how much money you could receive. Household income may reduce the amount of money you could receive.

Group 1:

Bucks, Chester, Lancaster, Montgomery, Pike

Number of Persons in Budget Group	Maximum Benefit Amount
1	215
2	330
3	421
4	514
5	607
6	687
Each additional person	83

Group 2:

Adams, Allegheny, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Centre, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Philadelphia, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Union, Warren, Wayne, Westmoreland, Wyoming, York

Number of Persons in Budget Group	Maximum Benefit Amount
1	205
2	316
3	403
4	497
5	589
6	670
Each additional person	83

Group 3:

Beaver, Cameron, Carbon, Clinton, Elk, Franklin, Indiana, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Perry, Potter, Snyder, Tioga, Venango, Washington

Number of Persons in Budget Group	Maximum Benefit Amount
1	215
2	330
3	421
4	514
5	607
6	687
Each additional person	83

Group 4:

Armstrong, Bedford, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Jefferson, Juniata, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Somerset

Number of Persons in Budget Group	Maximum Benefit Amount
1	215
2	330
3	421
4	514
5	607
6	687
Each additional person	83