Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients

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The Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients tables provide demographic data on the age and race/ethnicity of adults and children in TANF and Separate State Program (SSP)-Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) active families and closed cases, as well as data on the financial circumstances of TANF cash assistance recipients. Units of Response: TANF Recipients, States Type of Data: Administrative Tribal Data: No Periodicity: Annual Demographic Indicators: Disability;Ethnicity;Household Size;Race SORN: Not Applicable Data Use Agreement: https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/order_forms/termsofuseagreement.pdf Data Use Agreement Location: Unavailable Granularity: State Spatial: United States Geocoding: State

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21 The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides a fixed block grant of about $16.5 billion to states, territories (Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico), and Washington, DC. Additionally, federally-recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations may elect to operate their own TANF programs. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) created TANF, repealing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and related programs. Data Product Type: Report https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ofa/12th_annual_tanf_report_to_congress_final.pdf
21 The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides a fixed block grant of about $16.5 billion to states, territories, 1 and Washington, DC (hereafter referred to as “states”). Additionally, federally-recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations may elect to operate their own TANF programs. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) created TANF, repealing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and related programs. Data Product Type: Report https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ofa/eleventh_report_to_congress.pdf
21 These tables provide demographic data on the age and race/ethnicity of adults and children in TANF and Separate State Program (SSP)-Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) active families and closed cases, as well as data on the financial circumstances of TANF cash assistance recipients. Temporal: 10/1/2017-9/30/2018, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: EXCEL, PDF https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ofa/fy18_characteristics_web.xlsx
21 These tables provide demographic data on the age and race/ethnicity of adults and children in TANF and Separate State Program (SSP)-Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) active families and closed cases, as well as data on the financial circumstances of TANF cash assistance recipients. Temporal: 10/1/2019-9/30/2020, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: EXCEL, PDF https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ofa/fy2020_characteristics_data_final.xlsx
21 These tables provide demographic data on the age and race/ethnicity of adults and children in TANF and Separate State Program (SSP)-Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) active families and closed cases, as well as data on the financial circumstances of TANF cash assistance recipients. Temporal: 10/1/2016-9/30/2017, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: EXCEL, PDF https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ofa/fy17_characteristics.xlsx
21 These tables provide demographic data on the age and race/ethnicity of adults and children in TANF and Separate State Program (SSP)-Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) active families and closed cases, as well as data on the financial circumstances of TANF cash assistance recipients. Temporal: 10/1/2018-9/30/2019, Restriction: Public-use Aggregate, Formats: EXCEL, PDF https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ofa/fy19_characteristics_final.xlsx

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