Afghanistan Parolees Now Eligible for TANF

  • Organization: US HHS Office of Family Assistance
  • Document Type: Policies
  • Date Created: Monday, October 18, 2021
  • Attachment(s): LINK

The following individuals are all eligible for TANF until March 31, 2023, (or the term of parole, whichever is longer) in the same way a refugee is eligible for TANF:

  • Afghan citizens and nationals paroled into the US between July 31, 2021, and September 30, 2022;
  • their spouses or children paroled after September 30, 2022; and
  • their parents or guardians paroled after September 30, 2022, if the Afghan citizen or national is an unaccompanied child.
Topics:
  • TANF Eligibility