Family Support Topics
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, created in 1996, requires most welfare recipients to work and imposes time limits on welfare benefits.
Recent changes in federal TANF rules place new pressures on states to reduce their welfare caseloads and increase the proportion of their TANF recipients in work activities. Mathematica’s research is providing useful guidance to states in this evolving policy environment.
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Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 TANF Pilot Evaluation (Project SUPPORTT)
The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) authorized five states to pilot new performance measures and engage families in new ways to help them achieve economic independence. Project SUPPORTT is designing and conducting studies of the FRA TANF Pilots to inform future policy and practice.
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