Indiana TANF short-term (non-recurrent) benefits named in the state plan: NEST new-parent benefit and Dream Center housing vouchers
Indiana statewide · Checked 2026-10-28
Get these first
dependent children in the home; income at or below 250% of poverty for TANF purposes 1-2 services (state plan)
Steps
We don't have step-by-step directions for this yet. Use the official details below.
Is it still open?
Not confirmed yet
Vouchers will be dollar and time limited (Source date: TANF State Plan (effective-date line reads 'January 1, 2023 2026'; income table effective 7/1/2025)) Official source
Official details
- What you can get
- NEST Project/New Parents Non-Recurrent Short-Term TANF-Funded Benefits Official source
- Who can get it
- require clients to be at or below the income limit cited (250% of federal poverty guidelines) and to have one or more dependent children under 18 in the home (under 19 if still in school) Official source
- What to bring
- Not confirmed yet
- How to apply
- Not confirmed yet
- Where to apply
- Not confirmed yet
- Who decides
- As such, funds are not paid directly to the families/clients, but to Community Partners. Official source
- How fast they decide
- and second, emergency support cannot exceed four months in any 12-month period. Official source
- Keep your benefits during an appeal
- Not confirmed yet
Sources
- https://www.in.gov/fssa/dfr/files/Indiana-TANF-State-Plan_Renewal.pdf checked 2026-10-28


