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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is designed to help needy families achieve self-sufficiency. States receive block grants to design and operate programs that accomplish one of the purposes of the TANF program.
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TANF Application Data (2010-2018)
Published: October 25, 2018The index page for the TANF Application Data for Fiscal and Calendar Years.TANF-ACF-PI-2018-01 (Form ACF-4125, Children in Foster Homes and Children in Families Receiving Payments in Excess of the Poverty Income Level from a State Program Funded Under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act)
Published: October 11, 2018Annual Statistical Report On Children In Foster Homes and Children In Families Receiving Payments In Excess of the Poverty Income Level From a State ProgramTANF and MOE Spending and Transfers by Activity, FY 2017 (Contains National & State Pie Charts)
Published: August 23, 2018The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) has posted tables and pie charts for the 50 states and the District of Columbia showing the distribution of TANF and MOE
Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2010
Published: August 8, 2012States spend considerable shares of their TANF funds on families who receive benefits and services other than traditional assistance. The data discussed in thisTANF-ACF-IM-2013-01 (Use of TANF Funds to Serve Homeless Families and Families at Risk of Experiencing Homelessness)
Published: February 20, 2013This Information Memorandum discusses the importance of addressing family homelessness with allowable uses of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)TANF-ACF-IM-2012-03 (Guidance concerning waiver and expenditure authority under Section 1115)
Published: July 12, 2012This Information Memorandum notifies States of waiver authority to allow States to test alternative and innovative strategies, policies, and procedures to