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Whether you’re a single mother by choice or circumstance, finding the appropriate grants and benefits can be overwhelming. This site helps you understand what government assistance you may qualify for — and how to apply with confidence.

Here we track key programs available to single moms and their families — the likes of TANF, food stamps, LIHEAP, Medicaid, unemployment insurance, among others and we break down how much in benefits a single-mother family of three can expect to receive in each state.

STATETANF SNAP LIHEAP JOBLESS CHIP MEDICAID
ALABAMA$344$785$580$275317%18%
ALASKA$923$1,015$6,125$370208%138%
ARIZONA$347$785$640$320230%138%
ARKANSAS$204$785$475$451216%138%
CALIFORNIA$1,175$785$1,500$450266%138%
COLORADO$592$785$1,000$844265%138%
CONNECTICUT$833$785$645$721323%138%
DELAWARE$338$785$2,561$450217%138%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA$803$785$1,800$444324%221%
FLORIDA$303$785$1,350$275215%27%
GEORGIA$280$785$810$365252%100%
HAWAI’I$763$1,334$1,400$835313%138%
IDAHO$309$785$1,242$532190%138%
ILLINOIS$753$785$2,075$578318%138%
INDIANA$513$785$675$390255%138%
IOWA$426$785$800$739380%138%
KANSAS$429$785$2,232$637255%38%
KENTUCKY$341$785$250$720218%138%
LOUISIANA$484$785$800$275255%138%
MAINE$895$785$1,012$623213%138%
MARYLAND$624$785$750$430322%138%
MASSACHUSETTS$783$785$600$1,105305%138%
MICHIGAN$492$785$2,205$362217%138%
MINNESOTA$778$785$1,400$948288%138%
MISSISSIPPI$260$785$1,500$235214%22%
MISSOURI$292$785$495$320305%138%
MONTANA$588$785$3,765$732266%138%
NEBRASKA$552$785$1,050$564218%138%
NEVADA$386$785$3,136$469205%138%
NEW HAMPSHIRE$1,291$785$2,177$427323%138%
NEW JERSEY$559$785$1,278$875355%138%
NEW MEXICO$550$785$490$598305%138%
NEW YORK$789$785$996$869405%138%
NORTH CAROLINA$272$785$500$350216%138%
NORTH DAKOTA$872$785$1,100$786205%138%
OHIO$608$785$811$583211%138%
OKLAHOMA$292$785$500$539210%138%
OREGON$506$785$750$872305%138%
PENNSYLVANIA$403$785$1,000$605319%138%
RHODE ISLAND$865$785$1,148$745266%138%
SOUTH CAROLINA$388$785$850$350213%67%
SOUTH DAKOTA$701$785$2,400$553209%138%
TENNESSEE$387$785$750$325255%105%
TEXAS$382$785$2,400$605206%15%
UTAH$662$785$850$777205%138%
VERMONT$856$785$1,843$705317%138%
VIRGINIA$508$785$703$378205%138%
WASHINGTON$706$785$1,250$1,152317%138%
WEST VIRGINIA$542$785$866$662305%138%
WISCONSIN$653$785$2,580$370306%100%
WYOMING$902$785$2,176$624205%44%
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