TANF Participation

From 2001 to 2011, the number of individuals receiving aid from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program decreased by about 1.16 million.

Note: Prior to 1996, TANF was known as the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (AFDC). See sources below.

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Sources

U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, “Green Book 2012,” May 28, 2014, Table 7.9, (accessed June 3, 2014).

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