Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA)

Source:

Federal Publications

Individual Author:

U.S. Congress

Reference Type:

Statute

Publisher:

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)

Place Published:

Washington, DC

Published Date:

1996

Published Date (Date):

Wednesday, January 3, 1996

Published Date (Text):

1996

Year:

1996

Language(s):

English

Public URL:

https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ193/PLAW-104publ193.pdf

Abstract:

This statute ended the Aid to Families with Dependent Children welfare entitlement program, replacing it with the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant program, which provides cash assistance to needy families and requires families to make verifiable work efforts to leave welfare. It also allowed funds to be used to encourage the maintenance and formation of two-parent families. A second block grant under the statute provided funds to states to subsidize child care for low-income families.

Public Law No. 104-193 (1996).

Target Populations:

Children and Youth

Single Parent Families

Two-parent Families

Geographic Focus:

National

Topical Area:

Child Care

Keyword:

CCDBG

Topical Area:

Child Support

Keyword:

Enforcement

Topical Area:

Employment

Topical Area:

TANF Policy, Services, and Benefits

Keyword:

Maintenance of Effort

Time Limits

Popular Search:

Work Requirements

Topical Area:

Health

Keyword:

Access to Healthcare

Topical Area:

General Research on Income and Poverty

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