TANF CASH BENEFITS

TANF CASH BENEFITS

The Texas Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) offers cash benefits to helps families with children age 18 and younger pay for basic needs.

What Is Texas Assistance For Needy Families (TANF)?

TANF provides cash payments to help families with children 18 and under pay for food, clothing, housing, and other essentials. Cash benefit amounts can monthly or one-time and are based on income and household size.

Need Assistance With Getting TANF Cash Benefits?

The San Antonio Food Bank can help. Contact our benefits assistance team to guide you through the process for applying and renewing TANF Cash benefits, including:

  • Applying for benefits
  • Renewing your benefits
  • Managing your case

Our team is available to help:

  • By phone: Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 6 PM, and Saturday, 9 AM – 3 PM, at 210.431.8326
  • In-person: Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM, at 5200 Historic Old Hwy 90, San Antonio, TX 78227
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TANF Cash Benefits
Frequently Asked Questions

How Do I Know If I Am Eligible?

Families with children age 18 and younger. Families who can get this help have little to no money or don’t have a way to get money. A family can be: (1) parents and their children, or (2) relatives caring for related children.

To see if a family can get TANF Cash Benefits, Texas Health and Human Services considers:

  • The amount of money the family has.
  • The value of things the family is paying for or owns.
  • The amount the family pays for child care and child support.

    Learn more and be screened for additional services by contacting our Benefits Assistance team at 210.431.8326 or by visiting Texas Health & Human Services – TANF Cash Benefits.

    Monthly or One-Time TANF cash payments can help pay for:

    • Food
    • Clothing
    • Housing
    • Utilities
    • Furniture
    • Transportation
    • Phone
    • Laundry
    • Supplies for the home
    • Medical supplies not paid for by Medicaid
    • Other basic needs

    Learn more and be screened for additional services by contacting our Benefits Assistance team at 210.431.8326 or by visiting Texas Health & Human Services – TANF Cash Benefits.

    You can apply for TANF Cash Benefits:

    • By phone: Contact our Benefits Assistance team Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 6 PM, and Saturday, 9 AM – 3 PM, at 210.431.8326
    • In-Person: Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM, at 5200 Historic Old Hwy 90, San Antonio, TX 78227
    • Online: Apply online at the Your Texas Benefits webpage: www.yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/Home

      Learn more and be screened for additional services by contacting our Benefits Assistance team at 210.431.8326 or by visiting Texas Health & Human Services – TANF Cash Benefits.

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