The tables in this resource are a compilation of Federal TANF and State MOE expenditures for FY 2021 as they are reported by states. As a condition of receiving Federal TANF funds, states are required to spend a certain amount of their own funds…

The Welfare Rules Database tracks state TANF policies over time, from 1996 to the present. The database includes hundreds of variables related to initial eligibility, benefit amounts, work and activity requirements, and ongoing eligibility and…

This brief from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation presents graphics to illustrate variations among state TANF policies that are identified in the Welfare Rules Database. Visual depictions include comparisons on initial eligibility,…

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation annual compendium provides comparative analysis of TANF cash assistance programs within all 50 states and the District of Columbia and identifies changes in cash assistance rules that govern TANF…

The Food Research and Action Center has developed an interactive data set to analyze the extent of hunger and the use of nutrition programs to stem food insecurity on a state-by-state level. Data in these interactive tables include demographic…

This annual Administration for Children and Families publication is a data almanac of TANF policies in all 50 states and the District of Columbia through July 2017, contained within the Welfare Rules Database. It provides comprehensive guidance on…

This interactive data dashboard, developed as a collaborative research project between the U.S. Census Bureau and researchers from Harvard University and Brown University, is a comprehensive Census tract-level dataset of children’s outcomes in…

The Welfare Rules Databook is an annual publication from OPRE that includes tables detailing state policies for the previous 10 years, as well as TANF policies by state as of July 2016. This resource provides comparisons between states, as well as…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance released 22 work participation rate tables for fiscal year 2016. The tables include an average number of work-eligible…

The DataFinder from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) provides demographic information as well as administrative data on programs that affect low-income people and families. Users can create and download custom tables that present a…