# 22 M.R.S. § 3769-C: 22 §3769-C. Adjustment to amount of assistance; report

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## Section

- **Citation:** 22 M.R.S. § 3769-C
- **Heading:** 22 §3769-C. Adjustment to amount of assistance; report
- **Jurisdiction:** Maine
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ME Code / Title 22 / Subtitle 3 / Chapter 1053-B / Section 3769-C

## Text

1. Amount of assistance. It is the goal of this section to provide low-income families with children sufficient income to meet their most basic needs. If the commissioner determines that unexpended funds are available within the Department of Health and Human Services state or federal ASPIRE or TANF accounts, the commissioner may, by rule, use those funds to increase the maximum levels of assistance in the TANF program. A. [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. NNNNNNN, §11 (RP).] B. [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. NNNNNNN, §11 (RP).] C. Beginning October 1, 2024, the department shall increase the maximum amount of monthly TANF assistance by an amount equal to 20% of the maximum payments that were in effect on January 1, 2024 and shall increase the standard of need to maintain the same differential between the maximum payment and the standard of need that was in effect on January 1, 2024. [PL 2023, c. 622, §1 (AMD).] D. Beginning October 1, 2024 and for each year thereafter, the department shall increase the maximum amount of monthly TANF assistance by an amount equal to the increase, if any, in the cost of living and shall increase the standard of need to maintain the same differential between the maximum payment and the standard of need that was in effect on January 1, 2024. The increase in the cost of living for each year must equal the percentage increase, if any, in the federal supplemental security income program for that year. [PL 2023, c. 622, §2 (AMD).] [PL 2023, c. 622, §§1, 2 (AMD).]

2. Report required. [PL 2009, c. 291, §7 (RP).]

## Nearby sections

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- [22 M.R.S. § 3763 22 §3763. Program requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T22_S3_C1053-B_S3763.md)
- [22 M.R.S. § 3764 22 §3764. Federal grants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T22_S3_C1053-B_S3764.md)
- [22 M.R.S. § 3765 22 §3765. Payments to guardian or conservator](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T22_S3_C1053-B_S3765.md)
- [22 M.R.S. § 3766 22 §3766. Inalienability of assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T22_S3_C1053-B_S3766.md)
- [22 M.R.S. § 3767 22 §3767. Parental responsibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T22_S3_C1053-B_S3767.md)
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- [22 M.R.S. § 3769 22 §3769. Disbursements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T22_S3_C1053-B_S3769.md)
- [22 M.R.S. § 3769-A 22 §3769-A. Rulemaking](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T22_S3_C1053-B_S3769-A.md)
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- [22 M.R.S. § 3769-D 22 §3769-D. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant; family development accounts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T22_S3_C1053-B_S3769-D.md)
- [22 M.R.S. § 3769-E 22 §3769-E. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant; increased heating assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T22_S3_C1053-B_S3769-E.md)
- [22 M.R.S. § 3769-G 22 §3769-G. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant; whole family economic security initiatives](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ME_T22_S3_C1053-B_S3769-G.md)

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