Welfare Reform: Family Caps in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
Description:
This report examines family cap policies implemented by states under the Temporary Assistance for Needy families (TANF) block grant program. This report describes family cap policies of the states and their plans to reduce nonmarital births, provides some background on the family cap approach, discusses findings from a couple of studies on the effect of family caps on childbearing, and describes some of the legal issues concerning family caps.
Date:
July 23, 1998
Creator:
Hansotia, Shirene & Solomon-Fears, Carmen
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