TANF definition

TANF means Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as defined in Part A (commencing with Section 601) of Subchapter 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code.

TANF means Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

TANF means Temporary Assistance to Needy Families.

Examples of TANF in a sentence

• ACT rules allowed caretakers to remain on the TANF rolls even when they were financially penalized for not meeting PRA requirements.

• As in the TL pilot (see Figure 2 above), the size of the TANF caseload declined in the first few years of the demonstration.• Expanded TANF eligibility rules allowed more working but very poor two- parent families onto TANF in the site with the highest share of Hispanic families.

• PRWORA replaced AFDC with a new program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), which provides cash welfare payments to families.

• Impacts of the Combination of Texas Time Limits and RER The RER Choices pilot compared the combination of state time limits, expanded TANF eligibility rules and the personal responsibility agreement to the AFDC rules in effect prior to the ACT demonstration.

• Application of these policies produced the following impacts: • The combination of time limits and the personal responsibility agreement caused very small reductions in TANF use for children, while adults’ TANF use increased due to penalty rules.

More Definitions of TANF

TANF means the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

TANF means temporary assistance for needy families, a cash as- sistance program administered by DSHS.

TANF means payments under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program as defined in 22 M.R.S.A., Chapter 1053-B, § 3762 et seq as same be amended from time to time.

TANF means financial assistance toeligible recipients that the division of familyresources established under IC 12-13- 1-1 provides, or is authorized to provide pursuant to IC 12-14-28 or any applicable provision of the plan submitted to and accepted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, from funds available to the division through Title IV-A of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. (Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 2-8-1; filed Jun 1, 2000, 11:20 a.m.: 23 IR 2426; readopted filed Jul 12, 2001, 1:40 p.m.: 24 IR 4235; readopted filed Nov 27, 2007, 6:52 a.m.: 20071226-IR-465070551RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 4:02 p.m.: 20131225-IR-465130459RFA; filed Dec 14, 2016, 12:05 p.m.: 20170111-IR- 465160216FRA) NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Family Resources (470 IAC 3-10.5-1) to the Department of Child Services (465 IAC 2-8-1) by P.L.234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.

TANF means “Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,” which is a program (formerly known as AFDC) which provides monthly cash assistance and food stamps to low-income families with children under age 18 through the Utah Department of Workforce Services.

TANF means the temporary assistance to needy families program administered by the

TANF means the temporary assistance to needy families program administered by the U.S. department of health and human services. TANF is the successor to the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) program and provides cash assistance to qualified low-income families with dependent children.