Welfare reform replaced a central, failed welfare program called Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) with a new program: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). In contrast ...
Pennsylvania has not increased cash assistance amounts since 1990, under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. When accounting for inflation, the buying power of cash grants has ...
few families who could benefit from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in 1996, actually receive the kind of help ...