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College Support Programs Tailored to TANF Parents Can Expand Employment Opportunities, Increase Earnings, and Promote Equity

July 31, 2023 | and
States can and should use the flexibility and financial resources they have to support parents receiving income support from the TANF program and allow them to participate in two- and four-year college programs.
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Policy Basics

Under TANF, states require recipients to engage in work activities and take benefits away from those who do not meet work requirements.

We elevate the ineffectiveness of work requirements and options for states to take advantage of the flexibility they have to operate programs that help families to achieve their hopes and dreams.

Research Note: Sectoral Skills Training Programs for Low-Income Workers Can Yield Sustained Earnings and Employment Gains, New Evaluation Finds

Sectoral-based skills training programs that offer work-related supports can yield sizeable, sustained gains in employment and earnings for low-income workers with the most difficulty finding jobs,...

The Empty Promise of Work Requirements

President Trump and some congressional Republicans are embracing proposals to let states impose harmful work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries, and they’ve also touted as a work requirement a...
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