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U.S. TANF (welfare) could have less strict eligibility / diversion requirements, time limits, non-compliance sanctions to reach families in need

By Hicbd
Thu May 26 2022 2:46 pm

"Ty Bishop, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Human Services, which has the nation’s lowest TANF acceptance rate at just 7% of those who apply, said most applicants there “exceed the income and resource limits.” To qualify, a family with two children and one caretaker must have less than $1,000 in assets and a monthly income of less than $188. Those requirements haven’t changed despite the state’s $281 million in unspent TANF funds in fiscal year 2020."

URL:
https://www.propublica.org/article/states-are-hoarding-52-billion-in-welfare-funds-even-as-the-need-for-aid-grows
https://www.cbpp.org/research/family-income-support/to-promote-equity-states-should-invest-more-tanf-dollars-in-basic
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-cruel-failure-of-welfare-reform-in-the-southwest

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U.S. TANF (Welfare) Public Benefits / Social Safety Net Social Welfare Policy / Human Services / Public Benefits / Safety Net Child Welfare / Protection U.S. Poverty Social Services U.S. State Government U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Social Work Basic / Guaranteed Income

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