Program Integrity

This webpage provides resources intended to support program integrity reinforcement efforts through reducing administrative errors and preventing, detecting, and eliminating fraud.

US Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Registered Apprenticeship Aimed at Accelerating Growth, Reducing Burdens, Improving Transparency

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

This Department of Labor guidance focuses on expanding registered apprenticeships by making them easier to start and more accessible to both employers and participants. For Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participants,…

Consent-Based Verification Is Essential for Modern Benefits Administration

Stakeholder Resource

This American Public Human Services Association resource outlines how consent-based data verification can modernize benefits delivery by reducing administrative burden and improving the client experience. Traditional verification processes can…

Work Requirements: The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work Standard and How States Met It

Report

Work requirements are a central part of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), but the way they are defined and measured can be difficult to translate into everyday program decisions. This report breaks down how the federal work…

New Public Dashboard on State Child Welfare Performance

Dataset

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has launched a new public dashboard that delivers transparent, standardized data on safety and permanency outcomes for children in foster care. The dashboard provides a centralized view of state-…

The TANF Contingency Fund

Research-To-Practice Brief

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Contingency Fund was created to provide temporary supplemental funding to states during economic downturns. This issue brief examines how the Fund’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (…

TANF and MOE Spending and Transfers by Activity, FY 2024

Dataset

The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) has posted the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) financial data tables, along with national and state pie charts.

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