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Welfare Reform. TANF Work Requirements and the Family. Welfare Works: No Turning Back. Purpose To increase employment and education for adults currently receiving welfare assistance. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welfare Works: No Turning Back
Purpose To increase employment and education
for adults currently receiving welfare assistance.
Also, to ensure applicants are being notified of resources available and decrease the cycle of families receiving welfare assistance.
Introduction Welfare has been a topic of recent discussion
lately. Usually when a person is place on welfare (or government assistance) there is a stigma that they are lazy and not willing to go out and look for a job.
Much of the stigma has been caused by the pre-reform welfare system of lifetime recipients.
Many people are unaware of the guidelines that have been put forth by the United States government in terms of benefit disbursement.
Introduction In order to understand out
campaign, one must understand the literature of the welfare reform bills. The following slides will discuss: Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996(PRWORA)Basics Requirements
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996(PRWORA)
Basics This act instituted TANF (Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families) Placed a time limit on receiving benefits:
Must obtain work within two (2) years of receiving benefits
Lifetime limit of five (5) years of receiving benefits
Welfare is no longer an entitlement or permanent program
Work Requirements for TANF Recipients must work as soon as job
ready/24months Failure to work can result in reduction/termination
of benefits Single Parent Family
30 hour weekly average work activity for Single parent
20 hour weekly average work activity with children under 6
Two Parent Family 35 hour weekly average work activity 55 hour weekly average work activity with
federal child care assistance (Office of Family Assistance, 2009)
Federal Work RequirementsAll Families(Single-parent)
30 hours per week, averaged monthly 20-hour minimum in core activities Up to 10 hours in non-core activities
Two-Parent 35 hours per week, averaged monthly (individually or combined) 30-hour minimum in core activitiesUp to 5 hours in non-core activities
Single Parent with child under six
20 hours per week averaged monthly A single custodial parent or caretaker relative
with a child under six meets the WPR by participating 20 “core” hours per week
Work Activities Unsubsidized/subsidized employment
Work experience
On-the-job training
Job search/readiness assistance
Community service
Providing childcare for individuals performing community service
(Office of Family Assistance, 2009)
Work Activities Vocational educational training
Job skills training related to work
Education directly related to employment
Secondary school attendance
(Office of Family Assistance, 2009)