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Policy Basics: An Introduction to TANF
Revised March 19, 2009
What Is TANF? Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a block grant created by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as part of a federal effort to “end welfare as we know it.” The TANF block grant replaced the Aid to Families with … -
TANF Benefits Are Low and Have Not Kept Pace with Inflation
November 24, 2008
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TANF at 10
August 17, 2006
The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) established the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. Under TANF, states received fixed block grants and had broad flexibility to design their own rules for their cash assistance programs, and broad authority to use the block grant resources for other programs outside of cash assistance to assist … -
Unemployment Insurance Does Not Explain Why TANF Caseloads Are Falling As Poverty and Need Are Rising
October 12, 2004
Between 2000 and 2003, the number and percentage of single mothers living in poverty increased while the percentage of single mothers with jobs fell. At the same time, poverty among children rose, and the number of children living below half of the poverty line increased by nearly one million. In response to this increase in … -
Statement: HHS Again Touts Decline In Welfare Caseloads Despite Recent Increase In Poverty
October 7, 2004
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today that caseloads in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program fell below 2 million during the first quarter of 2004. Echoing similar past press releases, Assistant Secretary Wade Horn claimed that “more … -
Recent Welfare Reform Research Findings
January 30, 2004
This paper summarizes some of the key research findings from recent welfare reform research — primarily research released in the last year — and discusses the policy implications of these findings. [1] Current TANF proposals that are pending in Congress would do little to address most of these challenges. When the Senate … -
Improving TANF Program Outcomes for Families With Barriers to Employment
January 22, 2002
Developed Jointly With A significant number of current and former TANF recipients have various barriers to finding and maintaining employment. Among the most common barriers are physical and mental health problems, domestic violence, low skill levels, lack of adequate or affordable housing, and limited proficiency in English.… -
Strengthening Families: Ideas for TANF Reauthorization
January 22, 2002
Developed Jointly With The debate over TANF's role in strengthening families and promoting marriage may be among the liveliest of the reauthorization debates. It coincides with the emergence of new evidence showing that "family formation" trends have taken a positive turn. In the 1990s, teen …
