Are there time limits for receiving TANF and/or Medical assistance?
(Return to Questions) There are two time limits for individuals receiving TANF assistance where any adult household member is also receiving assistance. If the adult member is not receiving TANF assistance, the time limits do not apply: • State limit: 24 months of TANF cash assistance from Nevada, whether cumulative or consecutive. After receiving benefits for 24 months, the household is ineligible for TANF cash assistance for 12 consecutive months, unless suffering from a qualifying hardship. The household may remain eligible for Medical assistance during this time period provided all eligibility requirements are met. This continues alternating between 24 months receiving cash and 12 months not receiving until the household has received 60 months of TANF cash assistance from Nevada or any other state, either cumulatively or consecutively. • Federal limit: 60 months of cash assistance , from all states combined either cumulatively or consecutively, after which assistance ends for a lif
