Kansas SRS Temporary Assistance for Families and Successful Families Programs

The Successful Families Program

May 2008

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The Successful Families Program has services for low income families. These include the following:

Cash assistance, also known as Temporary Assistance for Families (TAF)
Helps adults with their problems in getting a job
Provides support services for work, training, work activities, and education

The program helps families learn new skills, build on their current abilities, and keep children in their homes.

To receive help from the Successful Families Program, a family must have at least one child in the home under the age of 18. This child may be an unborn baby. The child may live with a parent or relative. The child may also live with a person named by a court to take care of the child, such as a guardian, conservator, or custodian.

The families must also have low incomes and few resources. The income of all family members in the home is counted. Some types of income and resources are not counted, such as:

The home where the family lives
Assets less than $2,000
Cars
Furniture, personal items, and some tools
$90 plus 60% of earnings

Families may get cash assistance while they look for work as long as they meet program requirements. This includes cooperating with the Child Support Program. Families can only get TAF for 60 months in a lifetime. Families who get TAF may also get medical benefits and child care.

The cash benefit levels depend upon the family’s income. It also depends on the county where the family lives. The chart below shows the highest cash benefit a family size may receive.

Cash Assistance Payments
Family Size	Rural County	High Cost Rural County	High Population Counties	High Cost- High Population Counties
1	$224	$229	$241	$267
2	$309	$314	$326	$352
3	$386	$391	$403	$429
4	$454	$459	$471	$497
5 or more	Add $61 for each additional person

Families can get other types of support services to help in preparing them to work. They may receive these support services while they are getting cash assistance. These services can continue for a year after they quit getting cash assistance. Families may receive several services and supports, including the following: