Improving TANF

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), ending the federal entitlement to welfare. TANF is an annual $16.5 billion block grant program that gives a great deal of flexibility to states to help parents find and keep jobs.

Families receiving TANF as cash assistance must participate in work activities or find paid work within 2 years (or less in some states). Adults are subject to a lifetime limit of 60 months worth of cash assistance through federally-funded programs.

As with most block grants, states are required to contribute state funds to receive TANF dollars, known as Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funds. States have even more flexibility in how they spend MOE dollars.

ALICE would like to thank  CPA for assembling much of the information in this package.

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