ACF OPRE: State TANF Policies: Welfare Rules Database Expansion

The Welfare Rules Databook: State Policies as of July 2000

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Title Page
Foreword
Tables
Introduction and Background
The Welfare Rules Database
The Databook
Policies as of June 2000
I	Initial Eligibility Does the state try to divert some families from becoming recipients? How does family composition or individual status affect eligibility? What level of assets can a firmly have and still be eligible? How is income counted in determining eligibility? How much income can a family have and still be eligible?

II	Benefits If a family passes all eligibility tests, what is received?

III	Requirements Once determined eligible, what must a recipient family do to maintain benefits? What work activities are required?

IV	Ongoing Eligibility What eligibility tests must recipient families pass for continuing eligibility? Are children eligible if born while the family receives benefits? How long can a family receive benefits?
Policies across Time, 1996-2000
Appendix 1: Component Descriptions
About the Authors

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