Welfare Reform TANF Work Requirements and the Family

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)  Description of 1996 TANF program revisions

Work Requirements for TANF  Recipients must work as soon as job ready/24months  Failure to work can result in reduction/termination of benefits  Single Parent Family  30 hour weekly average work activity for Single parent  20 hour weekly average work activity with children under 6  Two Parent Family  35 hour weekly average work activity  55 hour weekly average work activity with federal child care assistance (Office of Family Assistance, 2009)

Federal Work Requirements All Families (Single-parent) 30 hours per week, averaged monthly  20-hour minimum in core activities  Up to 10 hours in non-core activities Two-Parent35 hours per week, averaged monthly (individually or combined)  30-hour minimum in core activities  Up to 5 hours in non-core activities Single Parent with child under six 20 hours per week averaged monthly  A single custodial parent or caretaker relative with a child under six meets the WPR by participating 20 “core” hours per week

Work Activities  Unsubsidized/subsidized employment  Work experience  On-the-job training  Job search/readiness assistance  Community service  Providing childcare for individuals performing community service (Office of Family Assistance, 2009 )

Work Activities  Vocational educational training  Job skills training related to work  Education directly related to employment  Secondary school attendance (Office of Family Assistance, 2009)

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