Oregon Republican Demands Feds Review Governor Kotek’s $1M Tribal-Only Welfare Boost
Republican Oregon state Rep. Dwayne Yunker formally requested that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) review the state’s tribal-only Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program after Democratic…
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About Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a federal assistance program of the United States. It began on July 1, 1997, and succeeded the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, providing cash assistance to indigent American families through the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. TANF is often regarded as just "welfare", but some argue this is a misnomer. Unlike AFDC, which provided a guaranteed cash benefit to eligible families, TANF is a block grant to states that creates no federal entitlement to welfare and is used by states to provide non-welfare services, including educational services, to employed people.
Everything about Temporary Assistance for Needy Families →- Country
- United States
- Inception
- July 1, 1997
- Website
- http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/programs/tanf