Sources for State Profiles

1. Administration

State Governor (National Governors Association)

Commissioner/Secretary with TANF oversight (State contact)

TANF program name (Office of Family Assistance website at http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ofa/tnfnames.htm)

State or county TANF program administration (Appendix Table 12:1) , and number of counties in the State (U.S. Census Bureau)

2. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) FY 2006 Caseload

a.       FY 2006 TANF caseload data (Office of Family Assistance website at http://www.acf.hhs.gov//programs/ofa/caseload/caseloadindex.htm)

1.      TANF caseload total and national ranking as of September 2006

2.      The percent and national rank of the caseload change during FY 2006

3.      The percent and national rank of the caseload change since FY 1996

b.      FY 2006 caseload breakdown by case type categorized (Office of Family Assistance website at http://www.acf.hhs.gov//programs/ofa/caseload/caseloadindex.htm)

1.      All Cases

2.      Adult-Headed (all cases minus child-only)

3.      Child-Only (no parent cases)

4.      Recipients

c.       TANF Time limits

1.      Intermittent limit on assistance (Appendix Table 12:10)

2.      Lifetime limit on assistance (Appendix Table 12:10

3.      Month/year of first impact (Appendix Table 12:10)

3. Funding and Expenditures

These numbers are based on the information provided in the FY 2005 and FY 2006 ACF-196 forms, including MOE and SSP figures.  Tables A, A1, B, B1, C, and C1 were utilized for this project.  These tables are available online at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/data/.

1. States' FY 2006 State Family Assistance Grant (SFAG) and national rank
2. FY 2006 Funding (in millions)

1.      Beginning Balance - The “Amount” column contains the sum of the unliquidated and unobligated balances from FY 2005, as reported in FY 2005 Table A, ACF-196, Line 9 and 10.  It is also shown in Chapter II, Table B of this report.  The “Unobligated Balance” column contains only the unobligated balance from FY 2005.

2.      Total Awarded - The "Amount" column contains the FY 2006 SFAG (less Tribes) and awards for Supplemental Grants and Bonuses to States to Reward High Performance and Decreases in Illegitimacy Ratios.  This total Federal fund level awarded to States can be found in Chapter II, Table B of this report.  These levels are the new awards given to States during FY 2006. 

3.      Expended/Transferred - The “Amount” column contains total combined expenditures for FY 2006 plus all funds transferred to the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) and the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) for FY 2006.

4.      Ending Balance - The “Amount” column contains the sum of the unliquidated and unobligated balances from FY 2006, as reported in FY 2006 Table A, ACF-196, Line 9 and 10.  The “Unobligated Balance” column contains only the unobligated balance from FY 2005.

5.      State MOE – FY 2006 State expenditures is provided in the “Amount” column.

3. Expenditure Profile provides a breakdown of expenditures by category.  Dollars in millions reflect combined Federal plus State MOE.  The percentages are of combined Federal plus State MOE found in tables A and B in the online TANF financial reports.

4. Participation and Sanctions

1. State FY 2006 participation rate and FY 2006 zero participation rate (Appendix Table 3:2 and Appendix Table 3:11).
2. State sanction policy for non-compliance (Appendix Table 12:11).
3. Overall participation rates (with and without waiver) and national rank as well as participation rates and ranks by work activity defined in eight general categories based on the average monthly number of participating families (Appendix Table 3:8).

5. TANF Benefit Structure

Benefits and earnings are compared to the State Median Income (SMI) and Federal Poverty Level (FPL) for the State (Appendix Table 12:4, also Urban Institute Welfare Rules Database).

6. Caseload & Unemployment Rates (Graphs)

The top graph compares FY 2006 caseload to FY 2006 unemployment rates.  The bottom graph compares caseloads to unemployment rates from FY 1996 to FY 2006.  Monthly caseload data was retrieved from the OFA website (at http://www.acf.hhs.gov//programs/ofa/caseload/caseloadindex.htm).  The five-year monthly unemployment rates were retrieved from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

7. All-Family Work Participation Rates

This section provides the overall percent of the average monthly TANF cases and national rank for families exempt from participation.  In addition, a breakdown, by category, of those exempt from participation is provided by percent and national rank (Table 3:5).

 

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