TANF Temporary Assistance to Needy Families about a $16.5 billion block grant, 60 percent 68 out of 100 families in poverty concluded The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reported $16.5 billion a year work activities Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Temporary Assistance to Needy Families boots parents off welfare at $16.5 billion per year since 1996 work activities 63 percent Temporary Assistance to Needy Families part of the underlying law also severely restricts fewer and fewer 2.7 million to 3 million Center for Budget and Policy Priorities nine core categories Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families “Policy Basics: An Introduction to TANF” 60 percent imposes strict work requirements Temporary Assistance to Needy Families $16.5 billion four telling goals defined in the bill tie cash assistance to work requirements. plummeted prioritize plummeted required recipients to work 20-30 hours per week boots parents off welfare about a $16.5 billion block grant, $16.5 billion by the federal government a patchwork of state-administered programs