The Responsiveness of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program during the Great Recession

The Brookings Institution released a report that examines how the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program responded to the increased unemployment rates during the Great Recession (December 2007 - June 2009). Authors of the report explored three conducted studies that looked at changes in TANF rolls in relation to two alternative measures of rising unemployment per state.