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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is designed to help needy families achieve self-sufficiency. States receive block grants to design and operate programs that accomplish one of the purposes of the TANF program.
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TANF-ACF-PI-2020-05 (Renewed Form ACF-202, Caseload Reduction Report)
To transmit the renewed form ACF-202 and instructions for completing that form, which states must use to report caseload reduction information for fiscal yearTANF-ACF-PI-2020-04 (Form ACF-199, TANF Data Report, and Form ACF-209, SSP-MOE Data Report, Approved by the Office of Management and Budget through 11/30/2023 (OMB Control Number 0970-0338))
The purpose of this program instruction is to provide State agencies with the TANF Data Report (TDR) form and related instructions and the SSP-MOE Data ReportOFA Releases FY 2019 Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients Data
OFA Releases FY 2019 Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients DataTANF Caseload Data 2020
Index page for fiscal year 2020 TANF caseload dataCharacteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2019
These tables provide demographic data on the age, gender, and race/ethnicity of adults and children in TANF and Separate State Program
Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2010
States spend considerable shares of their TANF funds on families who receive benefits and services other than traditional assistance. The data discussed in thisQ & A: Use of Funds
Questions and Answers: Use of FundsTANF-ACF-IM-2013-01 (Use of TANF Funds to Serve Homeless Families and Families at Risk of Experiencing Homelessness)
This Information Memorandum discusses the importance of addressing family homelessness with allowable uses of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)TANF-ACF-IM-2012-03 (Guidance concerning waiver and expenditure authority under Section 1115)
This Information Memorandum notifies States of waiver authority to allow States to test alternative and innovative strategies, policies, and procedures toTANF Application Data (2010-2020)
The index page for the TANF Application Data for Fiscal and Calendar Years.