State-by-State Guide to Government Benefits for Immigrants

The following state-by-state guide for immigrants lists whether the states provide TANF to immigrants who arrived before the enactment of PRWORA; whether the state funds TANF for immigrants during five-year bar of PRWORA; whether the state provides TANF following the five-year bar; whether the state has an SSI substitute program for immigrants; whether there is a state funded food program for immigrants cut off from food stamps; whether the state provides Medicaid to immigrants who arrived before the enactment of PRWORA; and whether the state provides Medicaid during five-year bar under PRWORA.

ALABAMA: No TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; no TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

ALASKA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

ARIZONA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

ARKANSAS: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; no TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

CALIFORNIA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

COLORADO: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

CONNECTICUT: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

DELAWARE: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

DISTRICT of COLUMBIA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

FLORIDA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

GEORGIA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; no TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

HAWAII: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

IDAHO: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

ILLINOIS: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; no TANF following five-year bar; SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

INDIANA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; Undecided on TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

IOWA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

KANSAS: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

KENTUCKY: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

LOUISIANA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; no TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

MAINE: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

MARYLAND: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

MASSACHUSETTS: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; Undecided on TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

MICHIGAN: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

MINNESOTA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

MISSISSIPPI: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; no TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

MISSOURI: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

MONTANA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

NEBRASKA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

NEVADA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

NEW HAMPSHIRE: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

NEW JERSEY: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

NEW MEXICO TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

NEW YORK: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

NORTH CAROLINA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

NORTHA DAKOTA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

OHIO: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; no TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

OKLAHOMA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; no TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

OREGON: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

PENNSYLVANIA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

RHODE ISLAND: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

SOUTH CAROLINA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; Undecided on TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

SOUTH DAKOTA: no TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; no TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; no Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

TENNESSEE: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

TEXAS: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; no TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

UTAH: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; no TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

VERMONT: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF follow-ing five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

VIRGINIA; TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; Undecided on TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

WASHINGTON: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

WEST VIRGINIA: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, no state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

WISCONSIN: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; state funded food program for immigrants; Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.

WYOMING: TANF to pre-enactment immigrants, state funded TANF during five-year bar; TANF following five-year bar; no SSI substitute program for immigrants; no state funded food program for immigrants; no Medicaid to pre-enactment immigrants; no state funded Medicaid during five-year bar.