2. • Replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
• AFDC was criticized for giving incentives for women to have
children
• Also criticized for discouraging women from joining the work
force
• In 1996 TANF replaced AFDC
3. • 71% of poor families with children did not have married
parents
• Less than 60% of children are born to married parents
• Statistics show that children who are born while their parents
are out of wedlock are more likely to live in poverty
4. • Bill Clinton signed into law the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, enacting TANF
5. • 1. To provide assistance to needy families so that children may
be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives
• 2. To end the dependency of needy parents on government
benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage
• 3. To prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock
pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for
preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies
• 4. To encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent
families
6. • Wisconsin was the first state to submit a state plan for TANF
• The state received a block grant on September 30, 1996
• To continue to receive funding from TANF funding Wisconsin
continued submitting new plans
7. • TANF is overseen by The Administration of Children and
Families
• The Administration of Children and Families is overseen by the
United States Department of Health and Human Services
8. • Yes
• Conservatives emphasized the seeking work aspect of welfare-
reform
• Liberals were more concerned about the benefits and income
those who receive welfare would receiving through the reform
9. • Yes
• Today, most Americans believe that people should be looking or
training for a job to receive a welfare check
• Other requirements people have disagreements on
• If the government should be allowed to request a drug test from
people wanting to receive a welfare check
10. • February 17, 2009 the Obama Administration passed the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that
provided up to $5 billion
• In March of 2013 the House of Representatives passed a bill
that would have blocked the Administration from granting TANF
waivers
11. • All States participate in the program
• The federal government gives grants to states
• The states then use the money to go towards the four main goals
of TANF however they see fit
12. • The federal government contributes about $16.5 billion (per
state)
• The state governments contribute about $10-11 billion in the
form of a Maintenance of Effort (MOE)
14. • Encourages families to train and aspire to get a job as opposed
to just collecting a welfare-check
• Encourages people to be married before having children
• Allows states to allocate funds based on what the state believe
is neccessary
15. • Some people can still abuse welfare
• Can’t be sure that people use welfare funds for bettering their
lives (buying non-necessities)
• Not all funds are necessarily spent equally among the four
goals
22. • A) To provide assistance to needy families so that children may
be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives
• B) To supply needy families with benefits until their kids become
of age to get a job
• C) To prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock
pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for
preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies
• D) To encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent
families
23. •B) To supply needy families with
benefits until their kids become of
age to get a job
24. • A) Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
• B) Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
• C) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• D) Child Care Bureau (CCB)
25. •A) Aid to Families with Dependent
Children (AFDC)
