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Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-1 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
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(1) The State of Mississippi hereby accepts all of the mandatory provisions and benefits, with the exception of those provisions under which the state may exercise its options, of Title I of an act passed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America,…
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-11 Application for assistance
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Application for TANF assistance under this chapter shall be made to the county department of the county in which the dependent child resides. The application shall be in writing or reduced to writing in the manner and upon the form prescribed by the state department. Such applica…
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-13 Investigation of applications
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Whenever a county department receives a notification of the dependency of a child or an application for TANF assistance, an investigation and record shall promptly be made of the circumstances in order to ascertain the dependency of the child and the facts supporting the applicat…
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-17-15 Granting of assistance
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Upon the completion of such investigation the county department shall decide whether the child is eligible for TANF assistance under the provisions of this chapter, and determine in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state department the amount of such assistance an…