DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Division of Social Services
GENERAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
TANF State Plan Amendment
Delaware Health and Social Services (DHSS)/Division of Social Services is providing a public notice related to the State's plan to comply with Federal regulations governing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
Purpose
The purpose of this posting is to provide public notice and receive public input for consideration regarding Delaware's Amended TANF State Plan that is effective from October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2020.
Overview
The TANF State Plan is a comprehensive statement submitted by Delaware Division of Social Services describing the nature and scope of its program and giving assurance that it will be administered in conformity with the specific requirements stipulated in the pertinent title of the Social Security Act, the regulations in subtitle A of §402 of this title, and other applicable official issuances of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The State Plan contains all information necessary for the Administration for Children and Families to determine whether the plan can be approved as a basis for Federal financial participation in the State program.
The Division of Social Services amended the TANF State Plan effective from October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2020 to include program adjustments related to the COVID-19 public health emergency and the provision that Delaware may medically exempt TANF clients and place them in a solely state funded program.
A copy of the plan can be found at https://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dss/pubs.html.
Public Comment Submission Process
DHSS gives public notice and provides an open comment period for thirty (30) days to allow all stakeholders an opportunity to provide input on the TANF State Plan Amendment. The comment period begins on October 1, 2020 and ends on October 31, 2020.
Comments and input may be submitted in the following ways:
By email: Janneen.Boyce@delaware.gov
By fax: 302-255-4425 to the attention of Janneen Boyce
By mail: Janneen Boyce
Division of Social Services
Policy & Program Development Unit
1901 North DuPont Highway
P.O. Box 906
New Castle, Delaware 19720-0906
Please identify in the subject line: TANF State Plan Amendment
This notice shall appear for one (1) day only in the following newspapers:
September 11, 2020
Ray Fitzgerald Date
Director
Division of Social Services
