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1. Code of Massachusetts Regulations - Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children
   Massachusetts regulations about TAFDC eligibility requirements (requires Adobe Reader):

   TAFDC Nonfinancial Eligibility (106 CMR 203)
   TAFDC Financial Eligibility (106 CMR 204)
   Related Benefits (106 CMR 705)

2. Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
   The official web site of the DTA, the state agency in charge of public assistance programs in Massachusetts. Includes DTA Office Locations, DTA Regulations, and Legal Notices about recent changes in benefits. For TAFDC information, see:

   • Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children

3. Welfare (TAFDC)
   General information about TAFDC, written in easy-to-understand language. From MassLegalHelp.

4. TAFDC - MassLegalServices
   Updates, alerts, general information, eligibility requirements, family cap and time limit rules, disability information, teen parent rules, appeals and fraud issues, and advocacy guides for the TAFDC program, from MassLegalServices.
   
   Also includes DTA Forms for TAFDC and other DTA programs, including applications, logs, brochures, waiver requests, the Landlord Verification Form, and other forms.

5. TAFDC Advocacy Guide - 2009
   Detailed information about the TAFDC program, in question and answer format, from the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute.

6. My Account Page - Virtual Gateway
   Register for an account or log in for access to cash assistance (EAEDC, TAFDC), SNAP food stamps, and health (MassHealth, Commonwealth Care, Health Safety Net, Children's Medical Security Plan, and Health Start) benefits information.

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