The Potential Role of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant in the Recession

Falk, Gene

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Food relief;    Food stamps;    Public welfare;    National policy;    Unemployment;   

RP-ID  :  R40157
RP-ID  :  R40157_2009Apr14

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the potential role that the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant to states may play in mitigating the effects of the recession for poor families with children. The TANF block grant is best known as a funding source for cash welfare. However, it also funds a wide range of benefits, services, and activities for disadvantaged families with children, as well as programs to achieve the goals of reducing out-of-wedlock pregnancies and promoting two-parent families.