Welfare Reform: Federal Oversight of State and Local Contracting Can Be Strengthened

Abstract

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 dramatically changed the nation's cash assistance program for needy families with children. The former program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), was replaced with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, which provides states with $16.5 billion each year through 2002 to serve this population. As specified in PRWORA, TANF's goals include ending the dependence of needy families on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; preventing and reducing the incidence of nonmarital pregnancies; and encouraging two-parent families.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA402784

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Congress
  • Contracted Services
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • District Of Columbia
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • New Jersey
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • State Governments
  • United States

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