This post from the ACF Family Room Blog breaks down the FY 2015 TANF and MOE financial data. One notable distinction is that in FY 2015, states reported spending only 4.1% of TANF and MOE funds on “other,” which consists of non-assistance activities, compared to 14.7% in FY 2014.

This report from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) examines lessons learned from the recent Census data on income and health insurance coverage. CLASP identifies major findings from the reports and discusses their implications. Overall, the poverty rate decreased and the health coverage rate increased, but some disparities still exist among children and young adults.

Many programs attempting to improve employment outcomes for low-income adults use financial incentives or sanctions to motivate participants to obtain and/or retain a job. This brief describes the employment and earnings impacts of 12 interventions, identified by the Employment Strategies for Low-Income Adults Evidence Review, that used financial incentives or sanctions as a primary strategy. It also highlights four promising interventions and their impacts in more detail. (author abstract)