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December 20, 2005
Conference TANF Agreement Requires States to Increase Work Participation by 69 Percent, but New Funding Meets Only a Fraction of New Costs
From Center for Law and Social Policy:
by Mark Greenberg. The budget conference agreement includes a mandate that states meet a 50 percent Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work participation rate in order to avoid federal penalties. The bill forces states to make an unpalatable choice: increase work participation rates by an estimated 69 percent or cut the number of families receiving assistance-or both. What's more, the bill provides states with new funds that amount to less than $70 per new participant per month. Pub No. 05-55. 4 pages. Read more from this post.
Posted on December 20, 2005 09:38 PM
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