Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

 
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Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) provides cash assistance to low income families with children. ADC is funded by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
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2026 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Nebraska State Plan Modification for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Economic Assistance, is accepting public comments on the proposed 2026 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Nebraska State Plan Modification for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)​

Written or email comments will be accepted from March 12, 2026, through April 25, 2026, by 5:00 P.M.  Email comments should be sent to: DHHS.TANFCommunityPrograms@nebraska.gov

Written comments should be sent to: TANF and SNAP Public Comments, PO Box 98947; 301 Centennial Mall South; Lincoln, NE 68509. 

In-person public comments on the TANF and SNAP portions of 2026 WIOA Combined State Plan Modification will take place at a public hearing on: 

April 27, 2026
10:00 A.M. Central Time
Nebraska State Office Building – Lower Level
Meadowlark Conference Room
301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska


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Nebraska's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Work Verification Plan (October 2021)

Employment First is the nam​e of Nebraska's welfare reform program. The primary purpose of Employment First is to provide temporary, transitional support for Nebraska families so that economic self-sufficiency is attained in as expeditious a manner as possible through the provision of training, education, and employment preparation. ​View the TANF Work Verification Plan​.​


Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) ​​Expenditure Plan - 2025​​



What you should know:
  • Adults who are able to work are provided services through the Employment First (EF) program, to assist them in gaining and maintaining employment.
  • ADC families where the parent(s) are capable of attaining independence are limited to receiving 60 months of cash assistance in a lifetime. The time period begins with the first month a family receives ADC.
  • Families where the adults are not the parent of the child, the parent is disabled or otherwise found to be unable to work are not time-limited. 
  • Adults who receive ADC are required to cooperate with Child Support Enforcement in relation to any parents who are absent from the home.