The Division of Welfare and supportive Services administers the following cash programs for single parent(s), two parent families with dependent children, non parent relatives caring for dependent children, children and others who meet the program definition and requirements.
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) BENEFITS
- NEON: The New Employees of Nevada (NEON) program is an assistance program for households with at least one work-eligible individual. This program provides a cash assistance benefit, case management, and support services to address barriers to employment and family wellness; and services to assist work-eligible individuals attain the education, job skills and experience necessary to obtain and maintain gainful employment.
- Child-Only: Designed for households that do not have a work-eligible individual. Categories include non-needy caregivers, kinship care, ineligible non- citizen adult(s) with eligible children, and households where the parent is an SSI recipient. Child-only programs provide a cash assistance benefit.
- Self-Sufficiency Grant: Provides a one-time lump-sum payment designed to meet immediate employment needs until regular income is received from employment, child support or other ongoing sources. The intent of this program is to identify and address the barriers to new or ongoing employment and divert the family from dependence on TANF.
- Temporary Program: Provides a payment designed to meet an immediate episode of need for no more than four months per episode. This program is only utilized upon approval of the Chief of Eligibility of Payments.
- Loan Program: Provides a monthly payment designed to meet ongoing basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, etc. until an anticipated future source of income is received. Individuals receiving loan payments accept, in writing, full repayment responsibility.