Quick facts
- Application channel
- Multiple channels
- The most a family of three in private housing can get each month ($861 in public or subsidized housing)
- $901
Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) in Massachusetts
Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) is Massachusetts's cash assistance program for families with children, run by the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance.
Apply online at dtaconnect.eohhs.mass.gov, or by the other ways the state lists on its program page. For help, call 1-877-382-2363.
Federal TANF money cannot pay cash to a family that includes an adult who has already received it for 60 months, counting every month whether or not in a row; states may set a shorter limit.
Massachusetts runs TANF cash assistance as Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC), administered by the Department of Transitional Assistance. The maximum monthly benefit for a family of three is $901 in private housing or $861 in public or subsidized housing, paid in two installments a month, and approved families also get MassHealth coverage. Some families are limited to 24 months of TAFDC in a five-year period, with extensions available.
Where to get help
- Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC), Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance, 1-877-382-2363
- Community health centers in Massachusetts: federally funded centers discount their fees by income, with a full discount at or below the poverty line (42 CFR 51c.303(f)).
- Massachusetts Medicaid
Other safety-net programs in Massachusetts
Get care in Massachusetts
Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) does not pay for medical care. Start here for coverage, clinics that see you without insurance, and clinicians taking new patients in Massachusetts.