,,TANF Reauthorization: Opportunities to Reduce Poverty by Improving Employment Outcomes

TANF Reauthorization: Opportunities to Reduce Poverty by Improving Employment Outcomes


 

Publication Date: January 2002

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Steve Savner; Julie Strawn; Mark Greenberg

Research Area: Social conditions

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Reviews what is known regarding employment and earnings for families receiving and leaving welfare and offers specific recommendations for changes in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to improve employment outcomes. This paper was prepared for a press briefing, "A Preview of Key Issues in Welfare Reform Reauthorization," cosponsored by the Center for Law and Social Policy and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), held on January 22, 2002.