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Welfare Rules Databook: State TANF Policies as of July 2006
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Policies as of July 2006
- 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 family have and still be eligible?
- How is income counted in determining eligibility?
- How much income can a family have and still be eligible?
- Benefits
- If a family passes all eligibility tests, what is received?
- Requirements
- Once determined eligible, what must a recipient family do to maintain benefits?
- What work activities are required?
- 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, 1996-2006
Appendix 1: Component Descriptions
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