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District of Columbia Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)


Temporary Cash Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) provides cash assistance to needy families with dependent children when available resources do not fully address the family's needs, and while preparing program participants for independence through work.

Temporary Cash Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) provides cash assistance to needy families with dependent children when available resources do not fully address the family's needs, and while preparing program participants for independence through work.


In order to qualify for District of Columbia TANF, you must be a resident of the District of Columbia, and a U.S. citizen, legal alien or qualified alien. You must be unemployed or underemployed and have low or very low income. You must also be one of the following:

  • Have a child 18 years of age or younger, or
  • Be pregnant, or
  • Be 18 years of age or younger and the head of your household.


For more information on the District of Columbia TANF program, please visit:
TANF Information
OR
Service Centers
Or write:
DC Department of Human Services
64 New York Avenue, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002