7200.1 For the purposes of payments under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (D.C. Official Code § 4-205.52), Program on Work, Employment and Responsibility (D.C. Official Code § 4-205.78), General Assistance for Children (D.C. Official Code § 4-205.05a), and Interim Disability Assistance (D.C. Official Code § 4-204.07) (public assistance payments), effective October 1, 2021, the District of Columbia's payment levels are adjusted as set forth in § 7200.2.

7200.2 Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 4-205.52(d), the payment levels set forth in this subsection shall apply to public assistance payments made after October 1, 2021.

Family Size	Standards of Assistance	Payment Level
1	$ 450	$418
2	$ 560	$521
3	$ 712	$665
4	$ 870	$813
5	$ 1,002	$939
6	$ 1,178	$1,104
7	$ 1,352	$1,266
8	$ 1,494	$1,398
9	$ 1,642	$1,540
10	$ 1,786	$1,672
11	$ 1,884	$1,763
12	$ 2,024	$1,897
13	$ 2,116	$1,982
14	$ 2,232	$2,090
15	$ 2,316	$2,171
16	$ 2,432	$2,282
17	$ 2,668	$2,500
18	$ 2,730	$2,559
19	$ 2,786	$2,609

7200.3 [REPEALED].

7200.4 Effective October 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, the payment levels set forth in this subsection shall apply to recipients who have received TANF benefits for more than sixty (60) months:

Family Size	Standards of Assistance	Payment Level
1	$ 450	$109

2	$ 560	$138
3	$ 712	$174
4	$ 870	$214
5	$ 1,002	$246
6	$ 1,178	$290
7	$ 1,352	$332
8	$ 1,494	$367
9	$ 1,642	$404
10	$ 1,786	$438
11	$ 1,884	$462
12	$ 2,024	$497
13	$ 2,116	$520
14	$ 2,232	$547
15	$ 2,316	$568
16	$ 2,432	$597
17	$ 2,668	$654
18	$ 2,730	$669
19	$ 2,786	$683

7200.5 Effective April 1, 2018, the payment levels for recipients who have received TANF benefits for more than sixty (60) months shall be the same as the payment levels for recipients who have received TANF benefits for sixty (60) or fewer months.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 10286 (October 26, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 1792 (February 22, 2008); as amended by the Fiscal Year 2011 Supplemental Budget Support Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-370; 58 DCR 1008, 1024 (February 4, 2011)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 13140 (December 26, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 1629 (February 12, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 1375 (February 10, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 9065 (August 31, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 2222 (February 28, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 003866 (April 22, 2022).