Overview
Federal TANF Policy Documents
State TANF Policy Documents
TANF Data
AFDC Data
Other TANF Policy-Related Publications

Overview

• ASPE Welfare Reform Information Page
• ACF Welfare Reform Information Page
• Assessing the New Federalism - Urban Institute
• Clearinghouse for Information, Policy Analysis, and Technical Assistance on Welfare Reform - The Welfare Information Network maintains an extensive and easy to use website. Staff are also available to answer questions (202-628-5790). We recommend WIN as the first contact when seeking information on programs, policies, and technical assistance.
• Facts Facts on Welfare Policy - Urban Institute
• Policy Almanac
• Welfare Reform Research (WRR) Database- State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
• Welfare Reform Timeline- American Public Human Services Assocation

Federal TANF Policy Documents

• Briefing Room: Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs - USDA
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Final TANF Rule and HHS Summary - ACF, HHS
• Highlights of the Final TANF Regulations - CBPP
• TANF Policy Documents - Office of Family Assistance
• TANF Program Policy Questions - Office of Family Assistance
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program Instructions - Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: Annual Report to Congress - ACF

State TANF Policy Documents

• Names of State TANF Programs
• State Database - Assessing the New Federalism
• State Human Services Administrators List
• State Plan Database - Administration for Children and Families, American Public Human Services Association, National Governors' Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, Welfare Information Network
• State Reports - Assessing the New Federalism
• State TANF Income Calculator - Assessing the New Federalism
• State/Tribal TANF Plans and Welfare Reform Initiatives - Welfare Information Network
• Welfare Programs in Wisconsin: Policy Changes and Clarifications - Institute for Research on Poverty
• TANF Selected Provisions of State Plans - Administration of Children and Families
• Welfare Reform State Links - Administration for Children and Families
• Welfare Rules Database - A component of the Urban Institute's Assessing the New Federalism Project, it includes: a database of AFDC/TANF rules in effect for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by state for 1996 through 1999; information on rules that are in effect at a point in time (not proposals or legislation); and a point-and-click interface for querying the database.

TANF Data

• U.S. Welfare Caseload Tables - ACF, HHS
• TANF Financial Data - ACF, HHS

AFDC Data

• Archive of AFDC Data - Urban Institute

Other TANF Policy-Related Publications

• Making Wages Work - The Making Wages Work web site and list serve are intended to promote understanding and foster a discussion of cash and near-cash strategies
• Questions on TANF Policy Issues & TANF Data Reporting - ACF Office of Family Assistance
• See the Research Forum Federal/State Systems and Spending resource page for more related publications.