The State of Nebraska's Department of Health and Human Services is accepting public comments on the proposed 2024 Nebraska State Plan Renewal for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program. The public comment period will begin January 2, 2024, and end February 15, 2024.
For those who want a paper copy of the State Plan send an electronic or written request to the address listed below or call William Varicak at (402) 310-8765.
Comments must be received before 5:00 PM CT, February 15, 2024. All comments must be submitted by written or electronic mailing to:
William VaricakTANF Program ManagerDivision of Children and Family ServicesNebraska Department of Health and Human ServicesP.O. Box 95026Lincoln, NE 68509-5026will.varicak@nebraska.gov
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Federal Department of Health and Human Services requires the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to meet certain Temporary Assistance for Needy Family (TANF) work participation requirements. To assist in meeting these requirements, federal regulations allow Nebraska to deduct the number of percentage points when the average monthly number of families receiving assistance in the preceding fiscal year is less than the average monthly number of families that received assistance in fiscal year 2005. This is termed the TANF Caseload Reduction Credit.
However, federal statutes prohibit the Caseload Reduction Credit from including any TANF caseload declines related to the change in federal requirements or state eligibility criteria. These estimated changes and corresponding methodologies are reported in the federal ACF-202 report.
For this report to be complete, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services must provide appropriate opportunity for public comment on these estimates and methodologies used to calculate the Caseload Reduction Credit.
Download a copy of Nebraska's TANF Caseload Reduction Report for public review and comment.
ACF202-24 Cover letter
Send written comments by 18th January 2024 to:
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Financial Services P. O. Box 95026 Lincoln, NE 68509-5026 E-mail: prav.pavuluri@nebraska.gov
Dated this 27th day of December, 2023
Snita Soni, FAPA Administrator
Financial Services
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services