Talk:Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

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Citations to the US Code
I don't know how to edit wiki pages, but when I was researching I wished that this page had provided the relevant sections of the US Code and/or CFR so I could find it easily. I believe a valid citation would be: 42 U.S.C. §601-619.

Also, when I was researching it, the TANF home page was very useful, found here: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/tanf/index.html. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.67.110.214 (talk) 20:50, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Amounts
Article should mention how much is paid per month typically to recipients. Tempshill 05:48, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

I can't speak nationally, but in Washington state the average payment per case is about $430/month. Also, TANF has been reauthorized under the Defecit Reduction Act.

This is good

New Jersey TANF payment schedule [as per NJ Adminsitrative Code: 10:90-3.3(b)]

Family Size Payment 1 $162 2 $322 3 $424 4 $488 5 $552

--Wow, what an embarrassment of riches. Clearly these people are living high on the hog. --Danaseilhan (talk) 08:20, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Correlations
You may want to cite this 2003 article claiming that reduction in TANF rolls have not always correlated to decreases in poverty or unemployment: http://www.cbpp.org/9-4-03tanf.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.38.229.92 (talk) 11:43, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I added a table showing the annual poverty rate vs: number of TANF recipients, if someone would care to extend the table to include annual unemployment rates that would be interesting. Regards, Chuckiesdad (talk) 07:11, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Links
Flagging that the reference (http://cqresearcherblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/are-safety-nets-working.html Are "Safety Nets" Working. CQ Researcher Blog) supporting the statement "There is a maximum of 60 months of benefits within one's lifetime, but some states have instituted shorter periods." does not make reference to either point it purports to support. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.250.0.110 (talk) 00:54, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

The link to http://www.acf.hhs.gov/news/facts/tanf.html pointed to a file not found page. If anyone know where this file is they should fix the link. Ender8282 (talk) 19:44, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * This link has already been fixed. Chuckiesdad (talk) 07:11, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Its time to re-evaluate work and look again at the philosophy of the guaranteed anual income that led to Welfare in this country. Having people work at places like Carls Jr. is counter productive, it is much better to pay them to stay home or pay them for being healthy or pursuing education or liesure. Its time to pop the delusion of most Americans that they are productive, they have been displaced by automation which is also their inheritance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.112.142.83 (talk) 02:41, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

The link for citation 16 for: Rowe, Gretchen (2000), "State TANF Policies as of July 1999" (PDF), Welfare Rules Database does not work. This link needs to be revised. Salemus1993 (talk) 01:52, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

modifications to the page
Hi everyone, I've been working on editing this page as part of an assignment for a class but the content is in my sandbox. In the next few weeks, I will gradually move content from my sandbox to this page. Ylor916 (talk) 07:09, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Removed this article from Wikidata
The old Wikidata for this article is about a government program in Japan. This article is now removed form there.Kovl (talk) 08:19, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

Background section is severely lacking
As is, the background section details a broad political debate over welfare. I think the background should include a description of previous welfare programs and what led to the implementation of this particular version of welfare. As is, the reader will get bogged down in the political debate and not be able to simply understand what this form of welfare is compared to previous ones. The political debate stuff should have a section of its own, maybe called: controversy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.245.161.138 (talk) 04:38, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Background
"Conservatives argued that such programs were ineffective, promoted dependency on the government, and encouraged behaviors detrimental to escaping from poverty." Which such programs? This was the FIRST sentence in its section. --Khajidha (talk) 17:38, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

Now it's even worse. It just says "some" argued, which is even weaselier than "conservatives" Charlotte Aryanne (talk) 15:34, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

"Clinton signed the bill into law on August 22, 1996. PRWORA replaced AFDC with TANF and dramatically changed the way the federal government and states determine eligibility and provide aid for needy families." There is not citation as well as an explanation on how the passing of the bill "dramatically changed" the determination of individuals qualifying this type of governmental assistance. Salemus1993 (talk) 01:25, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

Impact Section Missing Citations
The last paragraph on this section is missing citation. The statement "As such, other factors have been taken into account in assessing the impact of TANF: work, earnings, and poverty of former welfare recipients; marriage and fertility of mothers; well being of mothers; and child well being" should be cited since it is listing factors of measurement (the impact of TANF in this case).Salemus1993 (talk) 01:38, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

New Section Addition on Post TANF Membership
This new section would focus on TANF exits and how they differ across people groups within two specific geographic locations (metro areas and non metro areas/rural areas). Construction under way. 22:54, 16 November 2016 (UTC)Salemus1993 (talk) 22:56, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Maternal Well-Being doesn't discuss how studies are conducted
The section on Maternal Well-Being asserts that mothers who leave TANF and start working experience better mental capacity, less depression, and overall better mental health. It asserts this happens as a result of working; I'd like more detail: what studies tracked the state of mental health before and after exiting TANF, and did they show that exiting TANF causes increased mental health or that those with better mental health are more-able to exit TANF? —John Moser (talk) 21:18, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

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Table Needs Updating
The table covers the trends from 1996-2010, but nothing after that. At this point it is extremely out of date. Deepfryer99 (talk) 12:40, 23 September 2022 (UTC)