Congress Threatens to Cut TANF Funding While Need Rises
Author:
Chandra Villanueva /(512) 320-0222 x 107
September 23, 2011
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is an important federal program designed to help needy families achieve self-sufficiency.
Nearly 4.4 million Texans live in poverty. At 17.9 percent, Texas’ poverty rate is the 8th highest among the 50 states. Children in Texas are hit particularly hard: 25.7 percent, or more than one out of four children, are living below the poverty line.
While TANF caseloads are projected to increase 7.6 percent from state fiscal year 2011 to 2013, federal funding for TANF remains stagnant and threatens to decrease.