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Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families
(TANF)
Notes on the
Data
Findings in Brief
Currently available:
(Click on the topic for links to 50-state policy comparison
charts)
Applications, Formal
Cash Diversion Programs and Emergency Assistance
Includes Application Requirements, Personal Responsibility Contracts, Employability
Plans...
Cash Assistance Entitlement
Policies
Explicit entitlement provisions in state
statute and policy
Categorical Eligibility/Assistance Unit Composition
Rules
Includes Two-Parent Family Rules, Eligibility of Pregnant Women, Caretaker Rules...
Child Care Assistance
Information about subsidized child care assistance for TANF families,
families transitioning off cash assistance, and low income families. Also,
information on the definitions of key terms that state TANF agencies use to
determine whether TANF parents have a demonstrated inability to obtain needed
child care.
Financial Eligibility Rules
Includes Asset Limits and Treatment of Vehicles, Earnings Disregards, Maximum Cash
Benefits...
Sanctions for
Noncompliance with Work Activities
Includes an overview of state sanction policy, information on timing of full family
sanctions, and information on good cause for noncompliance with work activities.
Separate
State Programs and State-Only TANF Funds
State funded
initiatives
Time Limits
Includes Lifetime and Fixed-Period Time Limits, Time Limit Exemption and Extension
Criteria...
Work Activities and Requirements
Information on state work activities and
requirements including: Adult
Basic Education and ESL, Community Service, Education Directly Related to Employment, Exemptions, Hourly Participation, Job Readiness, Job Search, Job Skills Training, On-the-Job Training, Post-Employment Benefits and Services, Postsecondary Education, Required Sequence of Work Activities, Subsidized Employment, Vocational Education Training,
and Work Experience.
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