Sources: Colorado Department of Human Services, Code of Colorado Regulations Colorado Works Program, 55–56, https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=5312; Missouri Department of Social Services, Benefit Program Income Limits, https://mydss.mo.gov/media/pdf/benefit-program-limit-chart; Missouri Budget Project, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 2021 Chartbook, April 2021, https://www.mobudget.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021_TANF_Chartbook.pdf; North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Work First Eligibility and Income Requirements, https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/social-services/work-first-family-assistance/work-first-eligibility-and-income; North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Work First Manual, February 2021, https://policies.ncdhhs.gov/divisional/social-services/work-first/policy-manuals; Texas Health and Human Services, “TANF Cash Help,” https://www.hhs.Texas.gov/services/financial/cash/TANF-cash-help; Congressional Research Service, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: The Decline in Assistance Receipt Among Eligible Individuals, April 2023, https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47503; and Urban Institute, Welfare Rules Database Project Website, https://wrd.urban.org/wrd/Query/query.cfm Notes: Family size assumes two adults and two children. The “Percentage of Eligible People Receiving Benefits” column references data from 2016–18, the most recent data publicly available.
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