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TANF-ACF-PA-1999-01 (Guidance on Application of TANF Final Rules)
June 18, 1999This Program Announcement sets forth revised standard procedures for resolving disagreements over state-submitted caseload and expenditure data used to establish the amount of a TFAG. This issuance supersedes and rescinds the original PA on this topic (see TANF-ACF-PA-99-1 dated June 18, 1999). A new PA is necessary because of a reorganization of the Office of Family Assistance and the need to clarify certain aspects of the process.
TANF Final Rule
April 12, 1999This final rule governs key provisions of the TANF program. It incorporates the core TANF accountability provisions, including work requirements, time limits, State penalties, and data collection and reporting requirements. It does not address other key provisions, such as the High Performance Bonus, the Bonus to Reward Decreases in Illegitimacy Ratios, the Child Poverty Rates, and the Tribal TANF program.
TANF Final Rule Executive Summary
April 12, 1999The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) (Pub. L. 104-193), as amended, is the welfare reform law that established the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. TANF is a block grant program designed to make dramatic reforms to the nation's welfare system by moving recipients into work and turning welfare into a program of temporary assistance. TANF replaced the national welfare program known as Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and the related programs known as the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) program and the Emergency Assistance (EA) program.
TANF Final Rule – Executive Summary
April 12, 1999SUMMARY FINAL RULE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM BackgroundMajor Provisions of the Welfare Law
December 16, 1996The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 eliminates AFDC's open-ended entitlement and creates a block grant for states to provide time-limited cash assistance for needy families, with work requirements for most recipients. The law also makes far-reaching changes to child care, the Child Support Enforcement Program, benefits for legal immigrants, the Food Stamp Program, and SSI for children. Modifications to the child nutrition program and reductions in the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) are also included.