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Policy Documents
Apr 1999
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program Final Regulations
Aug 1998
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(Public Law 105-220)
Aug 1997
Balanced Budget Act of 1997
(H.R.2015)
Aug 1996
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
(H.R.3734)
Resources
Feb 2005
2005 HHS Poverty Guidelines
(
US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
)
Sep 2004
Key Low-Income Benefit Programs Links to Policy Manuals, Descriptive Information, and Applications for State Food Stamp, TANF, Child Care, Medicaid, and SCHIP Programs
(
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
)
Assessing the New Federalism (ANF)
(
Urban Institute
)
Fast Facts on Welfare Policy
(
Urban Institute
)
Impacts of Welfare Reform on Children and Adolescents: Web Video Presentation
(
MDRC
)
Research Syntheses Resource Page
(
Research Forum
)
State Capacity Study
(
Rockefeller Institute
)
State Policy Documentation Project (SPDP)
(
Center for Law and Social Policy
)
The Welfare Information Network (WIN) of the Finance Project
(
Welfare Information Network of the Finance Project
)
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(
US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
)
Welfare Issue Guide
(
Economic Policy Institute
)
ACF Welfare Fact Sheet
(
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
)
ACF Welfare Data and Statistics
ACF US Welfare Caseload Statistics
(
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
)
Publications
View a list of archived publications.
Aug 2004
Change in Numbers of TANF Families and Recipients
(
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
)
Jul 2004
TANF And Child Care Programs: HHS Lacks Adequate Information to Assess Risk and Assist States in Managing Improper Payments
(
US Government Accountability Office
)
Jul 2004
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004
(
US Department of Health and Human Services
)
Oct 2003
Analysis of Fiscal Year 2002 TANF and MOE Spending by States
(
Center for Law and Social Policy
)
Oct 2003
The Impact of Welfare Programs on Poverty Rates: Evidence From the American States
(
University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research
)
Oct 2003
A Means to an End: Integration of Welfare and Workforce Development Systems
(
Center for Law and Social Policy
)
Oct 2003
Welfare Caseload Remains Relatively Flat in Second Quarter of 2003
(
Center for Law and Social Policy
)
Sep 2003
Poverty Increases and Median Income Declines for Second Consecutive Year
(
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
)
Sep 2003
2002 Income and Poverty Reports
(
US Bureau of the Census
)
Sep 2003
Welfare Reform: Information on TANF Balances
(
US Government Accountability Office
)
Aug 2003
Snapshots of America's Families, 2003
(
Urban Institute
)
Jun 2003
States are Cutting TANF and Child Care Programs
(
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
)
May 2003
Number of Black Children in Extreme Poverty Hits Record High
(
Children's Defense Fund
)
Jan 2003
Research on Welfare Programs Important During a Period of Uncertainty
(Barbara B. Blum)
(
Research Forum
)
Aug 2002
Welfare Research Perspectives: Past, Present and Future, 2002 edition
(
Research Forum
)
Jul 2002
Consequences of Welfare Reform: A Research Synthesis
(
RAND
)
Jun 2002
Advocasey: Special Report on the Future of Welfare Reform
(
Annie E. Casey Foundation
)
Jun 2002
Evaluating Welfare Reform in the United States
(
National Bureau of Economic Research
)
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Annual Report to Congress
(
US Department of Health and Human Services
)
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