Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Left Out of Coronavirus Relief Efforts
May 09, 2020
May 09, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 9 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, or TANF, was created as part of the 1996 Welfare Reform bill as a way to give cash assistance to those most vulnerable. Yet at a time when millions of Americans are in dire need of cash assistance, the program has not been part of federal coronavirus relief efforts. Luke Shaefer, professor of public policy at the Ford School, said the omission . . .
Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, or TANF, was created as part of the 1996 Welfare Reform bill as a way to give cash assistance to those most vulnerable. Yet at a time when millions of Americans are in dire need of cash assistance, the program has not been part of federal coronavirus relief efforts. Luke Shaefer, professor of public policy at the Ford School, said the omission . . .