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This focus report will examine states’ use of allowable transfers of funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant to their Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) programs.
The TANF block grant law provides that states may transfer up to 10 percent of their TANF grant to the SSBG.1 Funds transferred from TANF to SSBG are to be used only for programs or services to children or their families whose income is less than 200 percent of the income poverty guideline applicable to a family of the size involved (as defined and revised annually by the Office of Management and Budget).
This focus report provides an overview of the Total Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Expenditures for and recipients of the SSBG Service Category Day Care — Children in FY 2015.
This brief shares lessons and strategies from three community action agencies (CAAs) that are integrating financial capability services into social service programs.