Proper noun
TANF
(US) Initialism of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
A ThinkProgress article that in 2016, only 167 of the 11,700 Mississippi families who applied for a TANF payment were approved. Source: Internet
Last month to almost no attention the House Ways and Means Committee moved a bill from Chairman Kevin Brady that would update the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, known as TANF. Source: Internet
Nelson’s legislation would disqualify applicants who fail their drug tests from TANF for six months. Source: Internet
Gini Pingenot, legislative director for the Colorado Counties Inc., said many Colorado counties have already committed their TANF reserves for other programs. Source: Internet
The primary anti-poverty program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant, $16.7 billion in FY 2018. Source: Internet
He pointed out that the number of families served by TANF may be twice as high as the official caseload estimate, which only counts people receiving cash assistance. Source: Internet