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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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2015 Diaper Banks in America Conference
Diaper Need and Poverty Policy
Liz Schott [email protected]
October 29, 2015
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Part 1
The safety net does a lot to lift people out of poverty
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Measuring Poverty and Deep Poverty
• Federal poverty line varies by family size• Income below $1675 a month (for family
of 3)• Deep poverty is income below HALF of the
poverty line or $837 a month (for family of 3)
• Extreme poverty - $2 per day per person• Child poverty rate looks at share of
children who live in families with income below the poverty line
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Safety Net Cut Poverty Rate in Half in 2012
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Safety Net Reduced “Deep Poverty” Sharply in 2012
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Major Tax Credits and Means-Tested Programs Lifted Millions out of Poverty in
2012
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Major Tax Credits & Means-Tested Programs Lifted Millions out of Deep Poverty in 2012
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Part 2
Safety net programs not only help families get by today, but
also enable their children to succeed tomorrow
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Children Who Experience Poverty Are More Likely to Be Poor As Adults
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Children With Access to Food Stamps Fare Better Years Later
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Children Receiving Larger EITCs Finish More Education
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Cash assistance safety net has weakened under TANF
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TANF Lifts Fewer Children Out of Poverty, Compared to Other Safety Net Programs and
to AFDC
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TANF Cases Have Declined Dramatically, Including in Years When Poverty Has
Increased
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TANF-to-Poverty Ratio: TANF Now Serves Only 1 in 4 Poor Families
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The Share of Poor Families Served by TANF Cash Aid Varies Greatly Across States
• The TANF-to-poverty ratio ranges across states from 4 to 78
• In 12 states TANF aids fewer than 10 families for every 100 poor families
• In all states, the TANF-to-poverty ratio has dropped since 1996
• The drop in TPR closely follows caseload decline, often due to cutbacks rather than successful exits for work
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For Those Families that Do Receive Cash Aid, TANF Cash Benefits Are Very Low
• Benefits are below 30 percent of the poverty line in most states
• In some states benefits are as low as $2 or $3 a day per person
• Benefits have declined in value since 1996 in nearly all states
• But, we are seeing benefit increases in some states in recent years and this is a key area for advocacy
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About 1/3 of States Do Not Increase TANF Benefits When a TANF Recipient Has a New
Baby
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Resources and Contacts
• Jessica Bartholow, Western Center on Law and [email protected]
• Liz Schott, Center on Budget and Policy [email protected]
CBPP State Fact Sheets: http://www.cbpp.org/state-temporary-assistance-for-needy-families-programs-do-not-provide-adequate-safety-net-for-poorCLASP: TANF and the First Year of Life; http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/tanf-and-the-first-year-of-life-making-a-difference-at-a-pivotal-momentKids Count Data Center: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/