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The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised April 3, 2024
Report Number IF10036
Report Type In Focus
Authors Gene Falk
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant was created in the 1996 welfare reform law (the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, P.L. 104-193). That law was the culmination of a series of legislative changes that altered the rules for providing benefits and services to needy families with children.