联邦批准内布拉斯加州福利卡消费限制：TANF 资金不得用于烟草、纹身、占卜、电子游戏等非必需消费
内布拉斯加州 Lincoln——联邦政府10月20日（周二）批准内布拉斯加州的申请，禁止以联邦贫困家庭临时援助计划（TANF）资金购买烟草、纹身、占卜服务、电子游戏及其他被列为不当、非必需的商品与服务。批准距州长 Jim Pillen 提交变更申请仅四天。
美国卫生与公众服务部儿童与家庭管理局助理部长 Alex Adams 在致 Pillen 的信中写道，该局期待与各州州长及州级机构合作，制定并落实常识性的电子福利卡（EBT）消费禁令，强化计划完整性、保护纳税人资金免遭浪费与滥用，并确保 TANF 援助用于合法、适当与有效的用途。Adams 表示，内布拉斯加州是全美第二个采取此举的州，此举将激励其他州跟进。
TANF 向有子女的低收入家庭提供现金援助，用于房租、托儿与水电等基本开支，资金通过预付借记卡或银行直存发放。州卫生与公众服务部发言人表示，截至2026年1月，内布拉斯加州共有2,856户家庭领取 TANF，平均每月福利470美元，平均家庭规模2.7人。
Feds Approve Nebraska's TANF Purchase Restrictions: Benefits Barred for Tobacco, Tattoos, Psychics, Video Games and Other Non-Essentials
Lincoln, Nebraska — The federal government on Tuesday, October 20, approved Nebraska's request to bar the use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds for tobacco, tattoos, psychic readings, video games and other purchases deemed inappropriate and non-essential. The approval came just four days after Governor Jim Pillen filed to change Nebraska's participation in the federal programme.
Alex Adams, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, wrote in a Tuesday letter to Pillen that the agency looks forward to partnering with governors and state agencies to develop and implement common-sense EBT (electronic benefit transfer) purchase prohibitions that strengthen program integrity, protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and abuse, and help ensure that TANF assistance is used for lawful, appropriate and effective purposes. Adams said Nebraska is the second state to take the step and that it will inspire others.
TANF helps low-income families with children pay for necessities such as rent, childcare and utilities while they take part in workforce programmes, with benefits delivered by prepaid debit card or direct deposit. A Nebraska DHHS spokesperson said that as of January 2026, 2,856 Nebraska households were on TANF, with an average benefit of $470 a month and an average household size of 2.7 people.
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