 TEMPORARY CASH ASSISTANCE
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME
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The TCA program provides cash assistance (up to $303 monthly for a family of three) to families with children under the age of 18 (or under age 19 if full-time secondary school students). Pregnant women may also receive TCA, either in the sixth month if unable to work, or in the ninth month of pregnancy. Parents, children, and minor siblings who live together must apply together, and assistance is limited to a lifetime cumulative total of 48 months as an adult (except for child-only cases which have no time limit). Those adults receiving this cash assistance are required to participate in work activities unless exempted. A family's income cannot exceed the payment standard for the family size.
For more information on eligibility requirements, go to:
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/ess/tanf.shtml.
To submit an application on-line, go to:
http://www.myflorida.com/accessflorida.
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a tax credit for certain people who work and have earned income in tax year 2006 under $38,348. A tax credit usually means more money in your pocket. It reduces the amount of tax you owe. The EITC may also give you a refund.
Who can claim the credit?
To claim the EITC on your tax return, you must meet all of the following rules:
- Must have a valid Social Security Number
- You must have earned income from employment or from self-employment.
- Your filing status cannot be married, filing separately.
- You must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien all year, or a nonresident alien married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien and filing a joint return.
- You cannot be a qualifying child of another person.
- If you do not have a qualifying child, you must:
- be age 25 but under 65 at the end of the year,
- live in the United States for more than half the year, and
- not qualify as a dependent of another person
- Cannot file Form 2555 or 2555-EZ (related to foreign earn income)
For more information, go to:
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=150557,00.html
SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled people, who have little or no income. It provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.
To find out if you could be eligible for benefits from any of the programs Social Security administers, go to the Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool at:
https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps7/best/benefits/.
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