This report from CLASP and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is intended to guide state administrators and advocates as they consider implementing the new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) provisions of the 2006 federal budget, called the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA).
The paper discusses the the legal structure of the DRA work participation requirements; strategies for improving welfare-to-work programs and increasing engagement in those programs; strategies for increasing support for working families (through increased earnings disregards, stand-alone 'worker supplement' programs, and child support distribution options) and how such strategies can help states meet their work participation rates; disability laws as they relate to TANF and strategies for improving the effectiveness of TANF-related programs for individuals with disabilities, and; the fiscal implications of the TANF, child care, and child support provisions.
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