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...
though TANF also provides aid to families of children cared for by non-parent relatives (e.g., grandparents, aunts, and uncles). States determine the rules that govern financial eligibility for TANF cash assistance. States also determine the ...
However, the majority of TANF programs across the country rarely integrate such approaches, and in many states, TANF participants that are unable to meet the mandated work requirements, potentially due to poor health and exposure to violence and adversity, may be more likely to be “sanctioned,...