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By: Miranda, Korey, Emily B, and Carly B.
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TANF(Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families)
Korey AukermanEmily Bare
Miranda BoucherCarly Brower
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a welfare program created to assist needy families so children can be cared for in their own home, to reduce the dependency of needy parents by promoting job preparation, work and marriage, to prevent out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and to encourage forming and the maintenance of two-parent families.
What is TANF?
TANF was a block grant created under the
Personal Work and Responsibility Opportunities Act in 1996 during Bill Clinton’s presidency.
It was created to replace the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program, the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program, and the Emergency Assistance Program.
Background on TANF
TANF is still controversial today. Most states
keep the rates for grants the same as when it was created so with inflation, the benefits become less.
The cash assistance portion of TANF has fallen to $9.6 billion
Controversy of TANF
The department that oversees the TANF
program on the Federal level is the Department of Health and Human Services.
Department
The Government has a $16.5 billion per year
grant for TANF. Funding for TANF has been cut back and this
has affected about 700,000 low income families
Cost
All states participate in the TANF program
State Participation
The federal government pays an amount
depending on the state’s federal contributions, left over percentage, the respective state government pays the rest.
Cost Borne by State Gov.
TANF is administered at the state level by
each state having an office that tells where the money is going.
Administration at State Level
The grant provided is called a Block grant. Block Grant: large sum of money granted by a
national government to a regional government with general provisions on how it is to be spent.
For each state, a percentage of the money goes to a separate category…..
Money Distribution
If you have received federal assistance for over 5
years, you are not eligible for financial aid from TANF.
Eligibility Requirements: - Must apply for other benefits and accept
workman's comp, child support, unemployment etc.
-must be a U.S citizen -child must be deprived due to : continued absence
of parent, physically/mentally incapacity of parent, or death of payment.
Requirements
- Must get a job before two years of using assistance.- Single parent~ 30 hours per week or 20 hours per week if they have a
child under 6.- Two parent families~ 35 hours per week, or if they receive child care
assistance ~55 hours a week.- States can’t penalize single parents for not meeting requirements if
they don’t have child care.- School ~ all kids 6-17 must attend school- Immunization~ all preschool children must be immunized - Income~ the family’s net income must be below certain limits for the
number of people in the family. Ex) a family of 3 (mom and two kids) must have a gross income below $784 a month and countable assets of less than 1,000
- Lifetime limits~ cash recipients are limited to 48 months a lifetime- Work requirement~ 30 hours per week
Requirements Cont.
1. What is a block grant?A) Money invested for 5 years and then given to
a program’s directors.B) Large sum of money granted by the federal
government with provisions on how it is spent.
C) money granted by the state government for federal government
D) All of the above
Multiple choice Questions
Answer:
B) Large sum of money granted by the federal government with provisions on how it is spent.
2. How many states participate in TANF?
A) 50B) 30C) 10D) 41
Answer:
A) 50
3. Who was the president when TANF was
established?A) BushB) ObamaC) Clinton D) Lincoln
Answer:
C) Clinton
4. How much does the program cost the
government?A) 1 billion B) 16.5 billion C) 102 million D) 10 Billion
Answer:
B) 16.5 Billion
5. To be eligible for TANF, what is the max
income monthly?A) $1,000B) $ 10C) $ 900D) $784
Answer:
D) $784
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