Cash Assistance is available to needy families and individuals through the following programs:
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)/Colorado Works
Provides cash assistance to families in need and is designed to aid in becoming self-sufficient by strengthening the economic and social stability of families.
Aid to the Blind
Provides cash assistance to low-income Colorado residents, age 18 and over, who have at least a six-month total disability that precludes them from working.
Aid to the Needy Disabled Colorado Supplement to SSI
Provides cash assistance to low-income Coloradans with a disability that prevents work, as documented by a licensed physician
Old Age Pension
Provides monthly cash assistance grants to low-income Coloradans aged 60 years or older.