Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF)

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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a block grant that is through the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. TANF began on 07/01/1997, which is a part of the federal attempt to end our welfare concerns as we know it. TANF substituted Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), which had provided cash assistance to poor families with dependent children since 1935. TANF was instituted under President Bill Clinton’s administration in 1996. It was designed to be a temporary financial assistance to families with children. It was primarily supposed to aid people to get off assistance, through employment. Limits were originally set at 60 month maximum lifetime benefits. TANF recipients are required