Description
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
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 12th Report to Congress | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 13th Report to Congress | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2017 | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2018 | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2019 | HTML | 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 | Open resource |
| Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2020 | HTML | 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 | Open resource |