TANF is one of Illinois’ cash assistance programs that provides temporary financial assistance for pregnant women and families with children.TANF gives monthly cash to help pay for food, shelter, utilities, and expenses other than medical to eligible families up to a total limit of 60 months....
Families with children under age six participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) must participate in work-related activities for 20 h per week. However, due to financial hardship, poor health, and exposure to violence
The TANF cash assistance program provides aid to very poor families with children. Many of these families are headed by a single mother, though TANF also provides aid to families of children cared for by non-parent relatives (e.g., grandparents, aunts, and uncles). States determine the rule...
In 2010, over 40 percent of families receiving cash assistance through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program were child-only, meaning ... USGA Office - United States. Government Accountability Office. 被引量: 12发表: 2011年 Children in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ...
recent policy changes relevant to public assistance, in particular efforts to impose drug testing requirements. 2.1.1. The Second New DealThe current programs, TANF and SNAP, owe their existence to predecessors created as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program. Aid to Dependent Children...
One goal of the 1996 welfare law was to reduce the number of families receiving cash assistance. Another goal was to promote employment among poor parents. In addition, for many, another goal of welfare policy is to reduce poverty among ... S Savner,J Strawn,M Greenberg 被引量: 10发表:...
Patterns and growth of child care voucher use by families connected to cash assistance in Illinois and Maryland This report examines the use of child care vouchers in January 1998 by Illinois and Maryland families who were current or former recipients of cash assista... JB Piecyk,A Collins,JL...