Subsidized employment programs offer job seekers who would otherwise be unemployed a government-funded, temporary paid job that helps them meet their basic needs, gain meaningful ... Read more
Under the bill, all TANF “work-eligible individuals” would receive an assessment and an individualized opportunity plan setting forth their required work activities and hours of participation. Read more
In both good and bad economic times, there are people who need help to gain skills and secure stable employment. So, while today’s official unemployment ... Read more
Under the work requirement provisions in House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway’s farm bill, we estimate that states will need to provide employment assistance such ... Read more
President Trump and Republican lawmakers have argued that basing people’s eligibility for food, medical, and housing assistance on meeting rigid work requirements will set them ... Read more
If the President and Republican lawmakers truly want to promote opportunity and economic mobility, they can expand a series of effective programs that a growing body of evidence has identified. But the evidence makes it clear that improving opportunity cannot be done on the cheap. Read more
Those who argue that work requirements in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program have been a major success often cite rigorous random-assignment studies ... Read more
States spend slightly more than half of their combined federal and state dollars under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on the core welfare reform areas of basic assistance for families with children, child care for low-income families, and work-related activities or supports. Read more
