Marriage-Related Provisions in Welfare Reauthorization Proposals: A Summary


 

Publication Date: March 2004

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

Author(s): Mary Parke

Research Area: Social conditions

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This summary gives the background of marriage-promotion efforts within the context of welfare reform and describes the provisions relating to marriage and family formation in the 2003 and 2002 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families reauthorization bills. Updated in March 2004, the paper includes figures from the Presidents budget for fiscal year 2005.