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Welfare, Welfare Reform, & TANF

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Cohabitation and Marriage Rules in State TANF Programs

This paper reports the results of a survey of state TANF rules regarding the treatment of unrelated cohabitors in households containing TANF units. The research focused primarily on identifying differences in how the eligibility of a family is treated depending on the household adult(s) relationship to the children, and, to the extent it matters, marital status.
Research Brief

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: 2008 Research Brief

Disabilities Among TANF Recipients: Evidence from the NHIS

This report uses information from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in 2005 and 2006 — the years when the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) was passed and first being implemented — to provide a snapshot of the different types of disabilities among recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), how disability prevalence among TANF recipients compares to othe
Research Brief

Characteristics of American Indians and Alaska Natives Participating in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs

Housing Status Assessment Guide for State TANF and Medicaid Programs

This Housing Status Assessment Guide for State TANF and Medicaid Programs is part of a study entitled Homelessness Data for HHS Mainstream Programs, that explored the extent to which states collect data on housing status and homelessness from applicants for the two largest HHS mainstream programs that may serve indi

Summary of Immigrant Eligibility Restrictions Under Current Law

Summary of Immigrant Eligibility Restrictions Under Current Law As of 2/25/2009 This document summarizes the immigrant eligibility restrictions under the following laws: 
Report to Congress, Research Brief

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2008

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services RESEARCH BRIEF
Case Study

Achieving Higher TANF Work Participation Rates: Case Studies from Maryland and Utah

This practice brief profiles the multi-pronged, comprehensive approaches taken by Maryland and Utah to increase their state's work participation rates. Both states have more than doubled their state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work participation rates within a one-year period.

Providing Paid Employment Opportunities to TANF Participants Engaged in Vocational Education Programs: Examples from Denver, Colorado; Kentucky; and California

This practice brief profiles three programs, two statewide and one local, that provide work opportunities to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients who are participating in vocational education programs.

Using Data to Monitor and Improve the Work Participation of TANF Recipients: Examples from New York City and Utah

This practice brief profiles two strategies, one statewide and one local, for analyzing, reporting, and using data to hold case managers and administrators accountable for increasing the work participation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients.