Program
Asistencia en Efectivo (TANF)
Verificado · octubre 23, 2026 Fecha límite cerca — revise las fechas
Asistencia en Efectivo (TANF) Dinero para mujeres embarazadas, niños dependientes y los padres o familiares que los cuidan, mientras el DHS ayuda a las familias de bajos ingresos a ser independientes. Filadelfia es el Grupo de Condado 2: la Asignación por Tamaño Familiar (subsidio mensual máximo antes de deducciones por ingreso) es de $205 para 1 persona, $316 para 2, $403 para 3, $497 para 4, $589 para 5, $670 para 6, más $83 por cada persona adicional — el pago mensual es esa asignación menos el ingreso neto contable. Límite de recursos: $1,000 o menos. Límite de por vida para adultos: 5 años (60 meses). Las familias elegibles que solo necesitan ayuda a corto plazo pueden recibir en su lugar Diversion: un pago único de hasta 3 veces la asignación. Solicítelo por COMPASS, por teléfono o en una Oficina de Asistencia del Condado.
- Organización
- Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS)
- Quién califica
- You must be a United States citizen and a resident of Pennsylvania (certain non-citizens lawfully admitted for permanent residence may be eligible). You and your family members must provide Social Security Numbers or apply for them. You are required to look for a job or participate in an employment and training program (some people may be excused, for example a person with a disability), and to help the caseworker complete an Agreement of Mutual Responsibility (AMR), sign it, and follow through with the plan. For a dependent child, you must cooperate with paternity and child support requirements unless you have good cause; the child must be under age 18, or age 18 and a full-time student, live with you, and need support and care because of the death, incapacity, or continued absence of a parent, or one or both parents having no income or low income from employment. Monthly income must be within the limits for the program, and resources must be $1,000 or less.
- Límites de ingresos
- Philadelphia is County Group 2 (RULES_LOCK; DHS Cash Assistance Handbook). Family Size Allowance (maximum monthly grant before income deductions): HH1 $205; HH2 $316; HH3 $403; HH4 $497; HH5 $589; HH6 $670; +$83 per additional person. The monthly payment equals the Family Size Allowance minus countable net income. Resource limit: $1,000 or less (resources are things with cash value such as bank accounts and bonds, or property that is not your primary/main residence). Diversion maximum is 3 times the Family Size Allowance, once per 12 months (arithmetic Philadelphia maximums: HH1 $615; HH3 $1,209; HH4 $1,491 - arithmetic figures, not printed grant amounts). Lifetime limit: 60 months (five years) total for cash assistance.
- Documentos necesarios
- Social Security Numbers for you and your family members, or proof you have applied for them; reporting of all income from employment and other sources, including child support, unemployment compensation, interest, Social Security benefits, and lottery winnings; information about resources such as bank accounts, bonds, or property other than your main residence.
- Cómo solicitar
- Apply online through COMPASS in your county of residence; apply by phone by calling the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services at 1-866-550-4355; or apply in person at your local County Assistance Office (CAO).
- Última verificación
- octubre 23, 2026
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