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Welfare Reform: States Are Restructuring Programs to Reduce Welfare Dependence

HEHS-98-109 Published: Jun 18, 1998. Publicly Released: Jun 18, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed states' implementation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, focusing on: (1) states' efforts to require and encourage welfare recipients and potential recipients to assume greater personal responsibility; (2) how states are providing services to support the objectives of TANF; and (3) early reported data to assess states' progress in achieving program objectives.

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Block grantsDisadvantaged personsEligibility determinationsProgram graduationPublic assistance programsSingle parentsState-administered programsWelfare benefitsWelfare recipientsWorkfare