The cuts to several states come amid an escalating fraud fallout fueled by a dubious YouTube investigation of Minnesota day ...

The Trump administration is cutting off more than $10 billion in social services and child care funding meant for a handful ...

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program serves as a vital resource for families struggling to make ends meet. This federally funded initiative is uniquely administered by each state ...

When she is not caring for her 6-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son, Amaya Jones is working full time at Kroger. Jones ...

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Nearly 20 years after the watershed 1996 welfare law, something is not right. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program that replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in ...

Following through on its pledge to reform safety net programs, the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means released a discussion draft to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy ...

Each state has its own TANF program to help families in need. Here's what you need to know about the program, how to find out more about yours and apply. Katie covered all things how-to at CNET, with ...

Millions of low-income families across the USA receive a benefit called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). This program was launched in 1997 and is available in all 50 states, but the ...

Instead of weakening vital programs for struggling families by modeling them after the waning TANF program, policymakers should focus on strengthening our nation’s safety net—including TANF. More than ...

More than 20 years since the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), the original goal of state flexibility in the Temporary Assistance for Needy ...