Few features of the 1990s welfare reforms have generated as much attention and…
In 1995, the Texas Legislature enacted H. B. 1863, which formed the basis for Texas’ waiver from existing Federal laws governing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. The Texas waiver, officially known as the Achieving…
The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network coordinated a site visit for staff members from the Virgin Islands' Department of Human Services and Department of Labor to collaborate on TANF time limit preparedness strategies and post time limit…
This report summarizes the ACF West-Central Hub TANF Financial Management and Reporting Workshop held August 7-9, 2001 in Addison, TX.
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 changed cash welfare from a system of income maintenance as an entitlement to low-income families to one in which assistance to families is both limited and…
This report details the presentations given and questions, answers, and concerns articulated by members of the ACF Region V States at the June State Human Services Officials Meeting.
A family is comprised of a mother, who is the head of household (but is not eligible for TANF assistance because she is receiving SSI), her live-in boyfriend (to whom she is not married), and their child in common. Do the months for which this family receives assistance count towards the time limit?