Rhode Island TANF & Welfare Offices

Rhode Island Works currently pays a three-person household up to $865 a month in cash assistance, with the amount adjusted downward for families who receive subsidized housing. DHS runs the program out of 6 offices across 6 cities, and applicants who'd rather not use the online Customer Portal can drop a paper application in a secure box at any regional office or call to apply by phone. Working parents don't lose the grant dollar-for-dollar as their pay increases, either — RIW lets a household keep its first $300 in monthly earnings before the cash benefit starts phasing down. A DHS employment and career advisor is assigned to help most parents build the required job-search or training plan alongside their cash assistance case.