2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 1053-B: TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
22 §3769-C. Adjustment to amount of assistance; report

Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION HEADING: PL 1973, C. 790, §1 (AMD)

Part 3: CHILDREN

§3769-C. Adjustment to amount of assistance; report

1. Amount of assistance. It is the goal of this section to provide low-income families with children sufficient income to meet their most basic needs. If the commissioner determines that unexpended funds are available within the Department of Health and Human Services ASPIRE or TANF accounts, the commissioner may, by rule, use those funds to increase the maximum levels of assistance in the TANF Program.

A. Beginning October 1, 2001, the department shall use unexpended funds in the TANF program to increase the maximum amount of TANF assistance by an amount equal to 5% of the maximum payments that were in effect on January 1, 2001, and shall increase the standard of need to maintain the same differential between the maximum payment and the standard of need that was in effect on January 1, 2001. Initial applicants for assistance may not become eligible for assistance as a result of any increase in the standard of need required by this paragraph. [2001, c. 439, Pt. CC, §1 (NEW).]

B. Beginning with the 2004-2005 fiscal biennium, the commissioner must continue the 5% benefit increase provided for in paragraph A in the department's current services budget request for the TANF block grant. [2001, c. 439, Pt. CC, §1 (NEW).]

[ 2001, c. 439, Pt. CC, §1 (AMD); 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV) .]

2. Report required.

[ 2009, c. 291, §7 (RP) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1999, c. 461, §1 (NEW). 2001, c. 439, §CC1 (AMD). 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). 2009, c. 291, §7 (AMD).