D.C. Code § 4-261.21
Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024
A qualified household that ceases to receive cash assistance under the District's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ("TANF") program, funded by federal TANF funds, District Maintenance of Effort ("MOE") funds, or any other cash assistance received under a state-funded program (collectively "cash assistance") due to a change in income, shall receive transitional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program ("SNAP") benefits for a period of 5 months after the date on which the cash assistance was terminated, automatically adjusted for the loss of the cash assistance, pursuant to section 11(s) of the Food Stamp Act Food Stamp Act of 1964, approved August 31, 1964 (78 Stat. 703; 7 U.S.C. § 2020(s) ) ("Food Stamp Act").
D.C. Code § 4-261.21