Reposted by Stephanie Hingtgen
Thirty years of evidence show TANF's policies have reduced access to cash assistance, deepened poverty, and failed to promote stable employment. Policymakers must learn from this record rather than repeat TANF's harmful approaches in other programs. www.cbpp.org/research/inc...
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Thirty Years of Evidence Show TANF Policies Reduced Access to Cash Assistance, Deepened Poverty, and Did Not Promote Stable Employment
TANF’s block grant structure to states, federal policies that take away cash assistance if a parent doesn’t meet a harsh work requirement, and broad flexibility for states to use TANF funds for a rang...
