tanf presentation 3-29-2011
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF):A look at changes in the District
HyeSook Chung, Executive DirectorDC Action for Children
Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative Annual ConferenceHuman and Social Service Forecast workshop
April 9, 2011
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In the District…• Nearly one in three children live in poverty.
• The poverty rate for black children has risen dramatically in recent years to 43% (was 31% in 2007).
• In 2009, 30,000 black children lived in poverty.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Source: American Community Survey data
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Child Poverty and Education: Hart & Risley, 1995
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TANF: the Basics
• TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
• Direct cash assistance to low-income families with dependent children, including work supports
• Replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
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What’s changing in the District?
April 1: Families who have received TANF for over 60 months will see a reduction in their benefit checks.
Source: D.C. Department of Human Services press release, Feb. 15, 2011
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Exceptions to TANF reductions
The following clients are not impacted by the 60-month reductions:
• POWER Clients –locally funded program for clients who have a disability that prevents them from participating in work activities.
• Child-Only Cases – these are cases where a relative is caring for the children. The parents are not in the home.
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipients – these clients are not recipients of TANF, only the children receive a TANF benefit.
Source: D.C. Department of Human Services press release, Feb. 15, 2011
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Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Jan. 2011
Nationally, TANF cases are rising at a much slower rate than SNAP cases.
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In DC: During the recession, TANF cases increased by 4% and SNAP cases increased by 9%.
Source: Income Maintenance Administration, D.C. Dept. of Human Services
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In Ward 8, during the recession, TANF cases increased by 7 percent while SNAP cases increased by nearly 10 percent.
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Poverty in early childhood reduces a child’s income potential over his or her lifetime.
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Children in poverty whose parents do not receive income supports are less likely to
succeed in school and life, and more likely to end up dependent on government assistance.
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Cutting TANF now will only perpetuate the cycle of poverty in our community.