State TANF Spending: The Role of Need, Capacity, and Race

• In Event: Budgets and Spending in the Public Sector

Brief Overview

Using the 20-year panel for all 50 states and DC, this study assesses the state variations in TANF spending on cash and work support assistance. The results of this study examine whether TANF is a truly a part of the federal safety net.

Author

• Rhucha Samudra, Augusta University