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Many States Spend Only About Half of TANF Funds on Core Services
Family Income Support| Policy Brief
Policy Brief: How States Use Funds Under the TANF Block Grant
February 19, 2019
The funds’ diminished value and broadened dispersal have left states with fewer resources to serve needy families. Read more
In Focus: States Spent Only About Half of Federal and State TANF Funds on Core Program Activities in 2017
Family Income Support| Report
How States Use Funds Under the TANF Block Grant
February 19, 2019
State TANF spending choices can exacerbate racial inequities and unequal access to TANF cash assistance. Read more
Family Income Support - Girl Receiving Support from Mother
Family Income Support| State Fact Sheets
State Fact Sheets: How States Have Spent Funds Under the TANF Block Grant
February 19, 2019
States have broad flexibility over the use of state and federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds, and many spend a significant share of ... Read more
In Focus: Maximum TANF Benefits Leave FamiliesWell Below Federal Poverty Line
Family Income Support| Report
TANF Benefits Remain Low Despite Recent Increases in Some States
January 22, 2019
Direct financial assistance for the nation’s poorest families with children fell again in purchasing power this year. Read more
In Focus: TANF Benefits in Most States Have Declinedin Inflation-Adjusted Terms Since 1996
Family Income Support| Policy Brief
Policy Brief: Despite Recent Increases in Some States, TANF Cash Benefits Are Still Too Low
January 22, 2019
A core purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is to provide families that have fallen on hard economic times with direct ... Read more
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Family Income Support| State Fact Sheets
State Fact Sheets: Trends in State TANF-to-Poverty Ratios
November 28, 2018
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, created in 1996, provides temporary financial assistance to few poor families — including those with no ... Read more
In Focus: TANF Serves Hardly Any Poor Families in Some States
Family Income Support| Report
TANF Reaching Few Poor Families
November 28, 2018
Since TANF’s creation in 1996, its reach has declined dramatically. In 2017, for every 100 families in poverty, only 23 received direct financial assistance from TANF. Read more
In Focus: TANF's Reach Declined Significantly Over Time
Family Income Support| Policy Brief
Policy Brief: TANF Reaching Few Poor Families
November 28, 2018
States’ experience with TANF provides strong evidence that punitive work requirements and block granting exacerbate deep poverty and should not be extended to other programs. Read more
1990s Pilot Programs with Work Requirements Raised Deep Poverty
Family Income Support| Blog
Work Requirements for Cash Assistance Fueled Rise in Deep Poverty
November 13, 2018
Promoting the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program as a model, some state and federal policymakers are considering, or have imposed, policies to take ... Read more
In Focus: TANF Reaching Fewer Jobless Single Mothers
Family Income Support| Report
TANF Studies Show Work Requirement Proposals for Other Programs Would Harm Millions, Do Little to Increase Work
November 13, 2018
*/ Holding up the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program as a model, some state and federal policymakers are considering — or have already ... Read more

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