Section: 29-7200

STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE AND PAYMENT LEVELS

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 5/22/2026 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Section 552 of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Official Code § 4-205.52), Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1986, effective January 3, 1987 (D.C. Official Code § 1-5074.02), and Mayor’s Order 2006-50, dated April 13, 2006.

Source : Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 10286 (October 26, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 1792 (February 22, 2008); as amended by the Fiscal Year 2011 Supplemental Budget Support Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-370; 58 DCR 1008, 1024 (February 4, 2011)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 13140 (December 26, 2014); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 1629 (February 12, 2016); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 1375 (February 10, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 9065 (August 31, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published a 67 DCR 2222 (February 28, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 003866 (April 22, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 002229 (February 17, 2023); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 010419 (September 26, 2025); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 007835 (May 22, 2026).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
R0055901 Adopted Rule STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE AND PAYMENT LEVELS View Text Effective:
5/22/2026
N145231 Final Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 29 DCMR Ch. 58 - Fiscal Year 2026 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Payment Levels View Text 5/22/2026
Vol 73/21
N143432 Proposed Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 29 DCMR Ch. 58, etc. - Fiscal Year 2026 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Payment Levels Payment Levels View Text 12/19/2025
Vol 72/51
R0055156 Adopted Rule STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE AND PAYMENT LEVELS View Text Effective:
9/26/2025
N142377 Final Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 29 DCMR Ch. 58, etc. - FY25 Public Assistance Payment Levels and Standards of Assistance View Text 9/26/2025
Vol 72/39
N141272 Proposed Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 29 DCMR Ch. 72 - FY25 Public Assistance Payment Levels and Standards of Assistance View Text 6/6/2025
Vol 72/23
R0052462 Adopted Rule STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE AND PAYMENT LEVELS View Text Effective:
2/17/2023
N128221 Proposed Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - 29 DCMR Ch. 58 - Fiscal Year 2023 Assistance Payment Levels View Text 12/2/2022
Vol 69/48
R0051633 Adopted Rule STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE AND PAYMENT LEVELS View Text Effective:
4/22/2022
N121070 Final Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Fiscal Year 2022 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Payment Levels View Text 4/22/2022
Vol 69/16
N113808 Proposed Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Updating Cash Assistance Payment Levels for FY22 View Text 10/15/2021
Vol 68/42
R0039116 Adopted Rule STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE AND PAYMENT LEVELS View Text Effective:
2/28/2020
N0090481 Final Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending Public Assistance Payment Levels Fiscal Year 2020 View Text 2/28/2020
Vol 67/9
N0087338 Proposed Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending Public Assistance Payment Levels Fiscal Year 2020 View Text 11/22/2019
Vol 66/48
R0035639 Adopted Rule STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE AND PAYMENT LEVELS View Text Effective:
8/31/2018
N0072832 Final Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending Title 29 DCMR to update the public assistance payment levels in Chapter 72 View Text 8/31/2018
Vol 65/35
N0067205 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending Chapters 58 and 72 to update Public Assistance Payment Levels for Fiscal Year 2018 View Text 2/2/2018
Vol 65/5
R0020868 Adopted Rule STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE AND PAYMENT LEVELS View Text Effective:
2/10/2017
N0062364 Final Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending Title 29 DCMR to update payment levels View Text 2/10/2017
Vol 64/6
N0060482 Proposed Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending Chapters 58 and 72 of Title 29 DCMR to update the payment levels for TANF, POWER, GAC, and IDA recipients. View Text 10/7/2016
Vol 63/42
R0018339 Adopted Rule STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE AND PAYMENT LEVELS View Text Effective:
2/12/2016
N0056978 Final Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amend Chapter 72 to establish updated public assistance payment levels and to make conforming amendments to Chapter 58 View Text 2/12/2016
Vol 63/7
N0055391 Proposed Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending Chapters 58 and 72 of Title 29 of the DCMR to update the payment levels for TANF, POWER, GAC, and IDA recipients. View Text 11/13/2015
Vol 62/47
R0016802 Adopted Rule STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE AND PAYMENT LEVELS View Text Effective:
12/26/2014
N0051018 Final Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending Chapters 58 and 72 of 29 DCMR to modify the District's public assistance payment levels TANF, GAC, IDA, and POWER public benefit programs. View Text 12/26/2014
Vol 61/53
N0050443 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Human Services, Department of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - amending Chapters 58 and 72 of the 29 DCMR to modify the District's public assistance payment levels for District residents who have been participating in the TANF, GAC, IDA, and POWER public benefit programs. View Text 11/7/2014
Vol 61/46
R0010464 Adopted Rule STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE AND PAYMENT LEVELS View Text Effective:
4/8/2011
R0006656 Adopted Rule STANDARDS OF ASSISTANCE AND PAYMENT LEVELS View Text Effective:
1/1/1900
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