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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Background
Background on Temporary Assistance
Latest News
HNR: TANF Extended for 3 Months; Supplemental Grants Not Reinstated (10/10/11) Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity: Invest and Save: Protect Programs That Grow Our Economy (4/18/11) => More News
Policy Analyses and Research
CBPP: TANF Benefits Fell Further in 2011 and Are Worth Much Less Than in 1996 in Most States (11/21/11) Center for American Progress: Congress Should Pass Key Children's Legislation During the Lame Duck Session (11/18/10) CHN: Issues to be Resolved in the Lame Duck Session (11/4/10) => More Policy Analyses and Research
Government Resources
GAO: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Implications of Changes in Participation Rates (3/11/10) GAO: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Fewer Eligible Families Have Received Cash Assistance Since the 1990s, and the Recession's Impact on Caseloads Varies by State (February 2010) 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 => More Government Resources
CHN: Introduction to TANF Reauthorization (7/23/09)
