​TANF Cash Help: When will you receive your January 2025 payment? 

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program helps qualifying families become self-sufficient by providing cash assistance, along with work readiness, training, and job placement services.@hhsndgov on XAUSTIN CALDWELL
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CSTThe Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is a support service for low-income households, with the mission of providing financial and medical assistance to children in need, so that their parents can cover their basic living costs, including food, clothing and housing.It is a state-run program funded by the federal government that is aimed at low-income families with children under the age of 18 who are experiencing hardship, to provide them with cash benefits to help cover essential needs and a foundation of financial stability.TANF is a very important benefits scheme across the United States, with thousands of Americans enrolled in TANF Cash Benefits payments, where each state applies its own eligibility rules, in addition to the monthly payment schedule.To enroll in the TANF program, applicants must meet certain requirements such as having a maximum family income, the value of their possessions and the costs they face for the care and support of their children.Payments to eligible TANF recipients are generally issued on the first business day of the month following approval, but some states distribute direct deposits according to a staggered schedule throughout each month, for example, in Texas they are governed by Eligibility Determination Group (EDG) number:EDG # ending in 0: Benefits available on January 2EDG # ending in 1: Benefits available January 3EDG # ending in 2: Benefits available January 5EDG # ending in 3: Benefits available on January 6EDG # ending in 4: Benefits available on January 7EDG # ending in 5: Benefits available January 9EDG # ending in 6: Benefits available on January 11EDG # ending in 7: Benefits available January 12EDG # ending in 8: Benefits available January 13EDG # ending in 9: Benefits available on January 15In Florida, TANF payments are administered through the Florida ACCESS card, the state’s Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card according to the case number:If the ninth and eighth digits of your case number are 00-03, your benefits are deposited on the 1st of the month.If the ninth and eighth digits of your case number are 04-06, your benefits are deposited on the 2nd of the month.If the ninth and eighth digits of your case number are 07-10, then your benefits are deposited on the 3rd of the month.If the digits 9 and 8 of your case number are 11-13, your benefits are deposited on the 4th of the month.If the digits 9 and 8 of your case number are 14-17, your benefits are deposited on the 5th of the month.If the digits 9 and 8 of your case number are 18-20, your benefits are deposited on the 6th of the month.If the digits 9 and 8 of your case number are 21-24, your benefits are deposited on the 7th of the month.If the digits 9 and 8 of your cas