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The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant: An Introduction
Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................1
TANF Funds ...............................................................................................................................1
Basic and Supplemental Grants .............................................................................................1
The State Maintenance of Effort Requirement ................................................................... 2
Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grants...................................................... 2
Uses of State TANF Funds ..........................................................................................................2
TANF Cash Welfare Programs ............................................................................................... 3
Brief History of Cash Welfare ...............................................................................................4
Benefit Amounts ...................................................................................................................5
State Flexibility Within Federal Requirements ................................................................... 6
The Welfare Caseload ...........................................................................................................6
"Nonwelfare" Activities Under TANF .................................................................................... 9
Conclusion................................................................................................................................ 11
Figures
Figure 1. Uses of Federal TANF and State MOE Funds by Category, FY2009 ......................... 3
Figure 2. Monthly Number of Families Receiving Cash Welfare: 1959-2010 ...............................7
Figure 3. Cash Welfare Families by Family Category: FY1988, FY1994, and FY2008 ............ 8
Figure 4. Composition of the TANF Cash Welfare Caseload by
Family Category in FY2008 ................................................................................................. 9
Tables
Table 1. TANF Nonwelfare Spending by Category for FY2009 .................................................10
Table 2. Selected Economic and Social Indicators for Families with Children, Selected
Years 1995 to 2009 ................................................................................................................12
Table A-1. Federal TANF State Family Assistance Grants, Annual Grant Amounts ....................13
Table A-2. Monthly TANF Cash Welfare Maximum Benefit Amount for Family Sizes of
Two and Three, July 2009 ......................................................................................................15
Appendixes
Appendix. Selected State Tables ................................................................................................13
Contacts
Author Contact Information ......................................................................................................16Congressional Research Service
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