Welfare: What Now?
State Legislatures January 1997
Special Rules for Certain Benefits
States can provide TANF benefits to residents who are not yet
U.S. citizens if they have not been ruled ineligible by the federal
law. Most governors who have submitted plans have said that they
intend to continue benefits to noncitizens who legally reside
within their borders. So far, only Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma
and Wyoming plan to eliminate optional benefits to noncitizens.
States can also adopt special rules for poor families that move
into their states. So far, five state plans have indicated an
intention to do so: California, Florida, Maryland, New York and
Wisconsin.
 Welfare: What Now?
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