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
The President has proposed funding cuts and spending requirements in the TANF block grant that will reduce the federal government’s commitment to providing assistance to our country’s poorest families. Read more
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
States spend only half of their combined federal and state dollars under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families on core welfare reform areas. Read more
