Welfare/Income Support

Latest News

HNR: More Access to Education Possible Under TANF Final Rule (2/15/08)
CHN: Testimony on TANF & Family Income Support (3/20/07)
CLASP and CBPP: Implementing the TANF Changes in the Deficit Reduction Act: "Win-Win" Solutions for Families and States (6/23/06)
WP: A Plan To End Child Poverty (4/3/06)
HNR: House Cuts $38.8 Billion from Budget; Slashes Health Care, Student Loans, Child Support and Help for People with Disabilities (2/3/06)

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Policy Analyses and Research

CEPR: Working Families and Economic Insecurity in the States: The Role of Job Quality and Work Supports (5/21/08)
CLASP: Analysis of Fiscal Year 2006 TANF and MOE Spending by States (October 2007)
CEPR: President's 2007 Eliminates Survey of Income and Program Paricipation (2/28/06)
The Workforce Alliance: Taking the High Road - How States Should Meet TANF's New Participation Standards (2/20/06)
CLASP: Families Will Lose At Least $8.4 Billion in Uncollected Child Support If Congress Cuts Funds—and Could Lose Billions More (1/18/06)
CHN: State Fact Sheets - How Budget Cuts Will Affect Your State (1/13/06)
CLASP: The TANF Provisions in the Budget Bill (powerpoint slides) (1/12/06)

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Government Resources

Summary of Public Law 109-171 - formerly S. 1932/H.R. 4241 "Deficit Reduction Act" (signed into law 2/8/06) This law reauthorizes TANF until 2011
Status of H.R. 4635 "TANF and Child Care Continuation Act of 2005" (extends TANF until 3/31/06) (signed into law 12/30/05)
Congressional Research Service: TANF Work Participation Standards- Revising the Caseload Reduction Credit (12/19/05)
Congressional Research Service: Welfare Reauthorization - Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law, Senate and House Bills (11/21/05) (126 page PDF document)

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