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DHHS Tells Finance Panel TANF MOE and Federal-Block Risks Will Need Closer Monitoring
Summary
Department staff said New Hampshire must meet a $32 million State maintenance‑of‑effort for TANF and flagged that if federal block grants were reduced, thousands of households served by subsidies could lose support; lawmakers pressed for contingency numbers and scenarios.
Department of Health and Human Services officials told the House Finance Committee on March 3 that the state must continue meeting federal and state conditions tied to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant and the related State maintenance‑of‑effort (MOE) requirement.
"These funds must be spent on TANF eligible families that meets at least one of the four purposes," Karen Hebert, director of the Division of Economic Stability, said, describing TANF block grant composition. Hebert and Nathan White, DHHS chief financial officer, explained that TANF funding in the governor's budget is made up of three parts: the federal block grant, a required state MOE (noted in the presentation as $32 million in general funds), and a carryover TANF balance.
White and Hebert told lawmakers the state currently uses TANF to fund a range of services: cash…
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