1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 98-369 EPWUpdated July 20, 2004Welfare Reform: TANF Trends and DataVee BurkeDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummary The national family cash welfare caseload (AFDC/TANF), which flattene
2、d outafter plunging 57% from FY1994 to FY2001, (Figure 1), now may be on the rise. InCalifornia and New York, which account for about 30% of all TANF families, theoverall TANF caseload, including families in separate state-funded programs, climbedalmost 2% in the first half of FY2004. (National data
3、 for March are not yet available.)Recent budget shortfalls have led to some state TANF cutbacks. Effective August 1,West Virginia is to reduce benefits by 25%, end the marriage bonus, reduce the schoolclothing allowance, and end some services. The California budget proposes to cut TANFbenefits by 5%
4、 in October and increase work requirements. New state laws of Texas andWashington have increased work sanctions, and the governor of New York has proposedto tighten sanctions. Minnesota now is implementing a diversionary work program anda family cap required by 2003 state law. However, both Californ
