Bill > HB2560

This bill amends Arizona law regarding Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a federal program providing cash assistance to low-income families with children. The key change is extending the maximum duration for receiving cash assistance from twelve months to sixty months for heads of households, their spouses, and adult non-parent relatives receiving assistance on behalf of eligible children. This sixty-month limit will apply retroactively to assistance received on or after October 1, 2002, and will be considered regardless of whether the months were consecutive or the funding source. The bill also specifies that this sixty-month limit does not apply to "child only cases," which are cases where only dependent children receive assistance and no adult is considered the head of household. Furthermore, cash assistance is set to terminate on July 1, 2026, for any family that has already received sixty or more months of assistance by that date. The bill also removes provisions that allowed for an additional twelve months of assistance under certain work and school attendance requirements, and it makes the changes retroactive to June 30, 2026.

Health and Social Services

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84371