The Department of Children and Families Public Benefits and Assistance help promote strong and economically self-sufficient communities by determining eligibility for food, cash, and medical assistance for individuals and families in Florida. More Information. The TCA program provides cash assistance to families with children under the age of 18 or under age 19 if full time secondary high school school students, that meet the technical, income, and asset requirements.
Pregnant women may also receive TCA, either in the third trimester of pregnancy if unable to work, or in the 9th month of pregnancy. The Office on Homelessness Office serves as a single point of contact in state government for agencies, organizations, and stakeholders that serve the homeless population.
The Office oversees policy and funding toward ending homelessness and serving persons experiencing homelessness and recognizes and designates local Continuum of Care CoC entities to serve as lead agencies for the homeless assistance system throughout Florida.
We are dedicated to preventing, detecting, and recovering waste, fraud and abuse within the public assistance programs. Each of these programs has its own eligibility rules. Florida uses one application for all assistance programs. The Food Assistance Program helps individuals and families purchase nutritional foods needed to maintain and promote good health.
The Temporary Cash Assistance program provides financial assistance to pregnant women in their third trimester and families with dependent children to assist in the payment of rent, utilities and other household expenses. The Medicaid Program provides medical assistance to individuals and families to cover or assist in the cost of services that are medically necessary.
