FoodReview: Perspectives on Welfare Reform
Rosanna Mentzer Morrison, Economics Editor
FoodReview No. (FR-21-1)
September 1998
About this magazine
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.
In this report ...
Articles are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
- Frontmatter (Upfront, Contents), 116 kb
- How Government Assistance Affects Income, 45 kb
- Welfare Reform Affects USDA's Food-Assistance Programs, 50 kb
- Spending on Food-Assistance Programs Decreased in 1997, 56 kb
- Economic Growth, Welfare Reform, and the Food Stamp Program, 43 kb
- School Lunch Reform: Minimal Market Impacts From Providing Healthier Meals, 45 kb
- All Food Stamp Benefits to Be Issued Electronically, 36 kb
- Contacting the Experts, 18 kb
- FoodReview Index, 1995-97, 34 kb
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Updated date: September 1998
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