The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin at Madison will host a webinar on July 17, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CT to discuss the 11th Annual Wisconsin Poverty Report. Report findings will be presented, including why…

This updated and expanded report from the Congressional Research Service provides a summary of TANF block grant information and addresses frequently asked questions. The report covers TANF funding and expenditures, TANF caseload data, level of TANF…

This comprehensive dataset from the University of Kentucky’s Center for Poverty Research profiles state-level data on every state, reflecting numbers, rates, amounts, and/or percentages of population; employed and unemployed individuals; three food…

This Upjohn Institute policy brief analyzes the long-run outcomes of Earned Income Tax Credit and welfare time limits to increase employment and reduce public assistance; the brief also reviews the impact of anti-poverty programs on geographical…

The Office of Family Assistance published data tables which cover TANF and maintenance-of-effort (MOE) separate state program caseloads by state and at the national level from October 2017 through December 2018. The tables are cross-tabbed to…

This Office of Family Assistance-sponsored webinar on February 26, 2019 discussed the complexities of engaging two-parent families in TANF, and featured strategies to improve employment outcomes through relationship education. Representatives from…

This report from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) describes major welfare and family self-sufficiency research that OPRE’s Division of Economic Independence sponsored in Fiscal Year 2018. The five areas of research explored by…

This Federal Register notice is an update of the poverty guidelines by income and size of household. This new set of guidelines reflects a 2.4 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index between calendar years 2017 and 2018 and is used as an…

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes data collection activities as part of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program. ACF has developed a multi-faceted research…