Welfare Reform/TANF News feed http://www.cbpp.org/topic/?fa=topic&id=42 en-us Copyright 2008 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. All rights reserved. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:00:07 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:43:18 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Cash assistance benefits for the nation’s poorest families with children fell again in purchasing power in 2012 and are now at least 20 percent below their 1996 levels in 37 states, after adjusting for inflation. Unlike in 2011, when six states reduced the already-low benefits they provide through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, no states cut benefit levels in 2012. A few states increased their family grants, but most states kept them … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/QJxyZizx5O8/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3943 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:12:22 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3943 Nationally, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), which provides basic assistance to families with little or no income, responded only modestly to the severe recession that began in December 2007, and the national TANF caseload began to decline in January 2011. State TANF caseloads varied widely in their responsiveness during the recession, growing substantially in some states but changing little in many others. The variation among states widened during the recovery … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/T30sPxwSPks/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3915 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:40:54 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3915 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:04:28 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 The complexity and rigidity of the work requirements in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program can force states to design their TANF programs in ways that compromise, rather than promote, the goal of connecting parents to work. State TANF programs are built around an expectation of work, and many states have argued that they could operate more effective work programs if they had more flexibility. Congress has several options it could take to provide states with … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/bQsKW63uqg4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3911 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:56:38 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3911 I appreciate the invitation to testify today on the impact of federal budget decisions on families and communities. This is an important matter. As you know, the nation will have to make tough decisions to put the budget on a more sustainable fiscal course. The issue is not only whether policymakers act to secure adequate deficit reduction, but also how that is done. On Monday, we issued an analysis that finds (based on the new Congressional Budget Office projections, with … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/4yqhDqWe4uE/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3902 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:43:02 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3902 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:17:17 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:16:33 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:47:44 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:34:34 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:34:04 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:09:38 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:18:26 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:10:01 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities held a conference call briefing to examine the Census Bureau data for 2011 on poverty, health insurance coverage, and income trends. Robert Greenstein, the Center’s President, was joined by Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, to discuss the new data. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/r0lRSoWyWFk/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3833 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:14:45 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3833 Today’s Census data contained the good, the fair, and the ugly. The good news is that the number of uninsured Americans dropped by 1.3 million and the share of Americans without insurance fell by more than in any year since 1999; the fair news is that the poverty rate stayed flat after rising in the previous three years and seven of the previous 10; and the ugly news is that median household income fell by 1.5 percent after adjusting for inflation while income inequality widened … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/7-3nqBaZ0ig/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3832 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:22:04 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3832 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:29:09 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:54:28 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a well-established federal program that provides school children with a nutritious lunch every school day. In recent years, free and reduced-price school breakfasts and lunches have been especially beneficial for children from low-income families that are struggling to afford nutritious food in the midst of a severe economic downturn. The program is also a reliable source of nutritional support for particularly vulnerable children, such as … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/HCFT89gW0_w/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3826 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:39:26 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3826 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:25:01 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:54:11 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:03:08 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:49:36 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:59:02 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Overview Some policymakers have cited the replacement of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant under the 1996 welfare law as a model for how to dramatically restructure other federally funded programs for low-income families. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan has proposed converting Medicaid, SNAP (food stamps), and other unspecified low-income programs into block grants to states and … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-WelfareReform/tanf/~3/GQrEtuZwOy4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3808 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:31:45 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3808