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Income Security

Incomes Fell for Poorest Children of Single Mothers in Welfare Law’s First Decade

August 11, 2016 | Danilo Trisi and Arloc Sherman

Commentary

Income Security

After 1996 Welfare Law, a Weaker Safety Net and More Children in Deep Poverty

August 9, 2016 | Arloc Sherman

Report

Online Services for Key Low-Income Benefit Programs

July 29, 2016

Interactive Maps

Income Security

After 20 Years, TANF Provides a Weaker Safety Net for Poor Families

July 20, 2016

Blog

Income Security

After 20 Years, TANF Provides Little to Poor Families

July 20, 2016 | Ife Finch Floyd

Blog

Income Security

Arizona Cuts TANF Time Limit to Shortest Nationwide

July 5, 2016 | Ife Finch Floyd

Blog

Work Requirements Don’t Cut Poverty

June 7, 2016 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

Report

Poverty and Inequality

Work Requirements Don’t Cut Poverty, Evidence Shows

June 7, 2016 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

Blog

Previewing the GOP Poverty Plan

June 6, 2016 | CBPP

Report

Income Security

Welfare Reform and the Safety Net

June 6, 2016 | Robert Greenstein

Report

Income Security

Why TANF Is Not a Model for Other Safety Net Programs

June 6, 2016 | Liz Schott

Blog

Federal Budget

Greenstein on Universal Basic Income

May 31, 2016 | CBPP

Blog

Income Security

Kansas Cuts TANF Time Limits — Again

May 16, 2016 | Ife Finch Floyd

Commentary

Income Security

House Committee Misses Opportunity to Improve TANF

May 13, 2016 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

Blog

Income Security

Welfare Reform 20 Years Later: Many Poor Families Without Work or Safety Net

May 5, 2016 | Liz Schott

Blog

Economy

Subsidized Jobs Need Dedicated Funding

April 20, 2016 | Ife Finch Floyd

Report

Eliminating Social Services Block Grant Would Weaken Services for Vulnerable Children, Adults, and Disabled

April 18, 2016 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D. and Ife Finch Floyd

Blog

Economy

Subsidized Jobs Programs Work, New Report Shows

April 15, 2016 | Ife Finch Floyd

Blog

Federal Budget

History Shows Block-Granting Shrinks Funding Over Time

March 24, 2016 | CBPP

Report

Federal Budget

Funding for Housing, Health, and Social Services Block Grants Has Fallen Markedly Over Time

March 24, 2016 | Isaac Shapiro , Bryann DaSilva , David Reich and Richard Kogan

Blog

Income Security

Low TANF Benefits Cover Only Fraction of Housing Costs

March 11, 2016 | Ife Finch Floyd

Blog

Federal Tax

Ryan Misleads on Safety Net’s Impact on Work

March 3, 2016 | CBPP

Report

Federal Tax

It Pays to Work: Work Incentives and the Safety Net

March 3, 2016 | Isaac Shapiro , Robert Greenstein , Danilo Trisi and Bryann DaSilva

Blog

Federal Budget

President’s Budget Would Bolster TANF

February 11, 2016 | Liz Schott

Statement

Federal Budget

Greenstein: Obama’s Budget: More Investment With More Deficit Reduction

February 9, 2016 | Robert Greenstein

Blog

Income Security

Obama Proposal Would Help Families Avoid Downward Spiral

January 19, 2016 | Liz Schott

Report

Income Security

Improving Opportunity: Building on Past Successes

January 11, 2016 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

Blog

Income Security

Let’s Improve TANF and Hold States Accountable for Results

January 11, 2016 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

Blog

Poverty and Inequality

Ryan and Block-Granting the Safety Net

December 3, 2015 | Robert Greenstein

Blog

Income Security

TANF Work Requirements Don’t Bring Stable Jobs, Higher Earnings

November 18, 2015 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

Blog

Social Security

Social Security Lifts 21 Million Americans Out of Poverty

November 9, 2015 | Kathleen Romig

Blog

Income Security

5 Ways to Strengthen TANF

October 30, 2015 | Ife Finch Floyd

Blog

Income Security

States Increasingly Weakening TANF as Safety Net

October 29, 2015 | Ife Finch Floyd

Blog

TANF’s Worsening Track Record Shows Why It’s Not a Model

October 28, 2015 | Ife Finch Floyd

Blog

Income Security

Many States Spend Little on Cash Assistance

October 21, 2015 | Liz Schott

Blog

Income Security

Only Half of TANF Funds Going to Core Welfare Reform Activities

October 20, 2015 | Liz Schott

Blog

Income Security

TANF Benefits Leave Families in or Near Extreme Poverty in Nine States

October 19, 2015 | Ife Finch Floyd

Blog

Cash Assistance Continuing to Shrink

October 15, 2015 | Ife Finch Floyd

Report

Income Security

How States Use Federal and State Funds Under the TANF Block Grant

October 15, 2015 | Liz Schott , LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D. and Ife Finch Floyd

Blog

Income Security

Facts Don’t Support TANF’s “Work-First” Approach

October 2, 2015 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

Blog

Income Security

Doubling of Extreme Poverty Belies Welfare Reform Success Claims

September 22, 2015 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

Blog

Poverty and Inequality

Live! Authors Discuss $2 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America

September 9, 2015 | CBPP

Blog

Income Security

TANF at 19: Past Due for Improvement

August 20, 2015 | Liz Schott

Commentary

Income Security

At 19, It’s (Past) Time to Improve TANF

August 20, 2015 | Liz Schott

Testimony

Income Security

LaDonna Pavetti: How to Improve TANF

July 15, 2015 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.

Blog

Income Security

State Assistance for Poor Childless Adults Shrinking

July 13, 2015 | Liz Schott

Blog

Income Security

States Have Weakened the TANF Safety Net

June 22, 2015 | Ife Finch Floyd

Blog

Income Security

TANF: A Safety Net for Few Poor Families

June 17, 2015 | Ife Finch Floyd

Blog

Income Security

Fixing TANF

April 30, 2015 | CBPP

Testimony

Income Security

LaDonna Pavetti Testifies Before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Human Resources

April 30, 2015 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D.