Q&A: Nonrecurrent, Short-Term Benefits for Expectant Parents and Parents of Newborns Experiencing Financial Hardship

This Office of Family Assistance resource answers these questions: May a state use TANF funds to provide a payment to an expectant parent before the birth of a child to cover costs associated with the preparing for a new child? Could the state have a similar allowance but after the child is born? If allowable, must the family meet a financial eligibility standard to qualify for such a payment?