Center for Economic & Policy Research: Pandemic-Driven Recession Proves TANF Is a Failure
September 23, 2021
September 23, 2021
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSRes) -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2021:
A top safety net program in the United States, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), is notoriously ineffective. As CEPR's Algernon Austin illustrates in this analysis released today, among 13 assistance programs, TANF was among the weakest at reducing child poverty during 2020.
"The failure of TANF to address the need . . .
A top safety net program in the United States, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), is notoriously ineffective. As CEPR's Algernon Austin illustrates in this analysis released today, among 13 assistance programs, TANF was among the weakest at reducing child poverty during 2020.
"The failure of TANF to address the need . . .