Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 331 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MANUAL (TANF)
Appendix - Charts, Budget Worksheets, History

Universal Citation: 10 ME Code Rules §

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

Table of Percentages for First Month Payment

28 Day	Month Percent	29 Day	Month Percent	30 Day	Month Percent	31 Day	Month Percent
1	100.00	1	100.00	1	100.00	1	100.00
2	96.43	2	96.55	2	96.67	2	96.77
3	92.86	3	93.10	3	93.33	3	93.55
4	89.29	4	89.66	4	90.00	4	90.32
5	85.71	5	86.21	5	86.67	5	87.10
6	82.14	6	82.76	6	83.33	6	83.87
7	78.57	7	79.31	7	80.00	7	80.65
8	75.00	8	75.86	8	76.67	8	77.42
9	71.43	9	72.41	9	73.33	9	74.19
10	67.86	10	68.97	10	70.00	10	70.97
11	64.29	11	65.52	11	66.67	11	67.74
12	60.71	12	62.07	12	63.33	12	64.52
13	57.14	13	58.62	13	60.00	13	61.29
14	53.57	14	55.17	14	56.67	14	58.06
15	50.00	15	51.72	15	53.33	15	54.84
16	46.43	16	48.28	16	50.00	16	51.61
17	42.86	17	44.83	17	46.67	17	48.39
18	39.29	18	41.38	18	43.33	18	45.16
19	35.71	19	37.93	19	40.00	19	41.94
20	32.14	20	34.48	20	36.67	20	38.71
21	28.57	21	31.03	21	33.33	21	35.48
22	25.00	22	27.59	22	30.00	22	32.26
23	21.43	23	24.14	23	26.67	23	29.03
24	17.86	24	20.69	24	23.33	24	25.81
25	14.29	25	17.24	25	20.00	25	22.58
26	10.71	26	13.79	26	16.67	26	19.35
27	7.14	27	10.34	27	13.33	27	16.13
28	3.57	28	6.90	28	10.00	28	12.90
29	3.45	29	6.67	29	9.68
30	3.33	30	6.45
31	3.23

Maximum Benefit and Standard of Need

HH Size	Grant Type		FFY 2019	FFY 2020		FFY 2021	FFY 2022	FFY 2023
HH Size	Grant Type		Oct 18 - Sep 19	Oct 19 - May 20	Jun 20 - Sep 20	Oct 20 - Sep 21	Oct 21 - Sep 22	Oct 22 - Sep 23
1	Adult Included	SON	$346	$354	$353	$358	$362	$379
	Adult Included	Max Grant	$282	$290	$289	$294	$298	$315
	Child Only	SON	$204	$209	$209	$212	$214	$224
	Child Only	Max Grant	$168	$173	$173	$176	$178	$188
2	Adult Included	SON	$544	$556	$556	$563	$569	$597
	Adult Included	Max Grant	$444	$456	$456	$463	$469	$497
	Child Only	SON	$390	$399	$399	$404	$409	$429
	Child Only	Max Grant	$320	$329	$329	$334	$339	$359
3	Adult Included	SON	$729	$746	$745	$755	$763	$800
	Adult Included	Max Grant	$594	$611	$610	$620	$628	$665
	Child Only	SON	$577	$590	$590	$598	$605	$634
	Child Only	Max Grant	$472	$485	$485	$493	$500	$529
4	Adult Included	SON	$917	$938	$938	$950	$960	$1,006
	Adult Included	Max Grant	$748	$769	$769	$781	$791	$837
	Child Only	SON	$891	$908	$779	$790	$798	$837
	Child Only	Max Grant	$621	$638	$638	$649	$657	$696
5	Adult Included	SON	$1,102	$1,127	$1,127	$1,141	$1,153	$1,209
	Adult Included	Max Grant	$897	$922	$922	$936	$948	$1,004
	Child Only	SON	$950	$972	$972	$985	$995	$1,043
	Child Only	Max Grant	$775	$797	$797	$810	$820	$868
6	Adult Included	SON	$1,288	$1,317	$1,317	$1,334	$1,348	$1,414
	Adult Included	Max Grant	$1,048	$1,077	$1,077	$1,094	$1,108	$1,174
	Child Only	SON	$1,136	$1,162	$1,162	$1,177	$1,190	$1,247
	Child Only	Max Grant	$925	$951	$951	$966	$979	$1,036
7	Adult Included	SON	$1,475	$1,509	$1,508	$1,528	$1,544	$1,619
	Adult Included	Max Grant	$1,201	$1,235	$1,234	$1,254	$1,270	$1,345
	Child Only	SON	$1,322	$1,352	$1,352	$1,370	$1,385	$1,452
	Child Only	Max Grant	$1,077	$1,107	$1,107	$1,125	$1,140	$1,207
8	Adult Included	SON	$1,662	$1,700	$1,699	$1,722	$1,740	$1,824
	Adult Included	Max Grant	$1,353	$1,391	$1,390	$1,413	$1,431	$1,515
	Child Only	SON	$1,508	$1,542	$1,542	$1,562	$1,579	$1,656
	Child Only	Max Grant	$1,228	$1,262	$1,262	$1,282	$1,299	$1,376
Add Member	Adult Included	SON	$189	$193	$190	$192	$195	$204
	Adult Included	Max Grant	$154	$158	$155	$157	$160	$169
	Child Only	SON	$189	$193	$190	$192	$195	$204
	Child Only	Max Grant	$154	$158	$155	$157	$160	$169

For Special Need Housing Households, add $300 to each figure.

WORKSHEET FOR CALCULATING TCC PARENT FEES AND SUBSIDY PAYMENTS

Effective February 1, 2022

		WEEKLY GROSS INCOME BY FAMILY SIZE
% of FPL to 250%	% of Weekly Gross Income	1	2	3	4
Up to 25%	2%	0 - 66	0 - 89	0 - 112	0 - 135
26 to 50%	4%	66.01 - 132	89.01 - 178	112.01 - 224	135.01 - 269
51 to 75%	5%	132.01 - 198	178.01 - 267	224.01 - 335	269.01 - 404
76 to 100%	6%	198.01 - 264	267.01 - 355	335.01 - 447	404.01 - 538
101 to 125%	8%	264.01 - 330	355.01 - 444	447.01 - 559	538.01 - 673
126 to 150%	9%	330.01 - 396	444.01 - 533	559.01 - 670	673.01 - 807
151 to 200%	10%	396.01 - 527	533.01 - 710	670.01 - 894	807.01 - 1,076
201 to 250%	10%	527.01 - 659	710.01 - 888	894.01 - 1,117	1,076.01 - 1,345
5	6	7	8
Up to 25%	2%	0 - 158	0 - 181	0 - 204	0 - 226
26 to 50%	4%	158.01 - 315	181.01 - 361	204.01 - 407	226.01 - 452
51 to 75%	5%	315.01 - 472	361.01 - 541	407.01 - 610	452.01 - 678
76 to 100%	6%	472.01 - 630	541.01 - 721	610.01 - 813	678.01 - 904
101 to 125%	8%	630.01 - 787	721.01 - 902	813.01 - 1016	904.01 - 1,130
126 to 150%	9%	787.01 - 944	902.01 - 1,082	1016.01 - 1,219	1,130.01 - 1,356
151 to 200%	10%	944.01 - 1,259	1,082.01 - 1,442	1,219.01 - 1,625	1,356.01 - 1,808
201 to 250%	10%	1,259.01 - 1,574	1,442.01 - 1,803	1,625.01 - 2,031	1,808.01 - 2,260
9	10	11	12
Up to 25%	2%	0 - 249	0 - 272	0 - 295	0 - 318
26 to 50%	4%	249.01 - 498	272.01 - 544	295.01 - 590	318.01 - 635
51 to 75%	5%	498.01 - 747	544.01 - 816	590.01 - 884	635.01 - 953
76 to 100%	6%	747.01 - 996	816.01 - 1,087	884.01 - 1,179	953.01 - 1,270
101 to 125%	8%	996.01 - 1,245	1,087.01 - 1,359	1,179.01 - 1,473	1,270.01 - 1,588
126 to 150%	9%	1,245.01 - 1,494	1,359.01 - 1,631	1,473.01 - 1,768	1,588.01 - 1,905
151 to 200%	10%	1,494.01 - 1,991	1,631.01 - 2,174	1,768.01 - 2,357	1,905.01 - 2,540
201 to 250%	10%	1,991.01 - 2,489	2,174.01 - 2,717	2,357.01 - 2,946	2,540.01 - 3,175.

FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS

Federal Poverty Levels are updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. § 9902(2) and can be found on the Internet at: https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines.

An individual can also receive a copy of the current FPL amounts by contacting their local DHHS office, or by writing to:

OFFICE FOR FAMILY INDEPENDENCE

11 State House Station, 109 Capitol Street

Augusta, Maine 04333-0011

and requesting a copy. Department staff making eligibility determinations also have current FPL information and can share that information with an applicant upon request.

The market rate caps that apply to Transitional Child Care are updated periodically by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child and Family Services under the authority of 22 M.R.S. §3737(4) and regulation at 10-148 C.M.R. ch. 6 §§ 5 and 11. They may be found at: https://maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs.

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Code of Maine Rules10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERALChapter 331 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MANUAL (TANF)Appendix - Charts, Budget Worksheets, History

Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 331 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MANUAL (TANF)
Appendix - Charts, Budget Worksheets, History