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FoodReview: Perspectives on Welfare Reform

Rosanna Mentzer Morrison, Economics Editor

FoodReview No. (FR-21-1) September 1998

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Welfare reform brought about by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 made fundamental changes to the Federal programs that support needy families and children. The long-term guarantee of benefits under a variety of programs has been eliminated in favor of a short-term, temporary assistance program to help families get back on their feet. States have been given more flexibility in designing and implementing programs that meet their needs, and individuals have been given added personal responsibility to provide for themselves through job earnings and for their children through child-support payments by absentee parents. Under the new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, families may now receive cash benefits for a maximum of 5 years, and most adults are required to work after 2 years of receiving benefits. States not meeting these requirements face a reduction in the Federal contribution to their TANF funds.

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