The Department of Health and Human Services published the annual update of the HHS poverty guidelines “to account for last calendar year’s increases in prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index.”

This blog post from the Administration for Children and Families’ Family Room Blog highlights the work of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in 2016. Some notable examples of successful research and evaluation projects include: a video…

The Office of Family Assistance has published a spreadsheet that shows the fiscal year 2016 TANF Contingency Fund awards to qualified states.

The Office of Family Assistance released the TANF work participation rates for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. Nationally, the overall work participation rate was 48.4 percent, while the two-parent rate was 60.6 percent.

This brief from the Education Commission of the States examines how to increase coordination between community colleges and local workforce boards under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). It specifically discusses how states can…

This article from the Stanford Social Innovation Review argues the need for evidence-based decision-making. Although this practice has potential to improve outcomes for families, it should be better marketed and adapted to address specific issues,…

This research brief from the University of Maryland School of Social Work attempts to characterize former clients of Maryland’s Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) program who have left TCA and been able to make gains toward self-sufficiency. In…

This infographic from MDRC highlights their Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) project. The BIAS project demonstrated the importance and usefulness of applying behavioral insights to improve the efficiency of human services…

A new study, launched by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation and conducted by Mathematica Policy Research and Abt Associates, will document the design and implementation of coaching interventions and examine their effectiveness of…

The Administration for Children and Families has provided information to TANF agencies to clarify the appropriate application of 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(II)(aa) of the Social Security Act (the Act) and 45 CFR 263.5(b), commonly known as the “new spending…