Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 replaces AFDC with?

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 replaces AFDC with?

• A. TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
• B. SNAP
• C. WIA
• D. HUD

Answer: (A)

Welfare reform in 1996 changed how cash assistance for families with dependent children is provided by replacing the former entitlement program with a block grant system. The replacement is TANF, which stands for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Under TANF, states receive a fixed amount of funding to run welfare programs, must enforce work or training requirements for recipients, and apply time limits on benefits, with an emphasis on helping families become self-sufficient. SNAP is nutrition assistance (food stamps), not a cash-welfare replacement. WIA is a workforce development program focused on job training and employment services, not the cash assistance framework for families. HUD handles housing programs, which is unrelated to replacing AFDC.

Welfare reform in 1996 changed how cash assistance for families with dependent children is provided by replacing the former entitlement program with a block grant system. The replacement is TANF, which stands for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Under TANF, states receive a fixed amount of funding to run welfare programs, must enforce work or training requirements for recipients, and apply time limits on benefits, with an emphasis on helping families become self-sufficient.

SNAP is nutrition assistance (food stamps), not a cash-welfare replacement. WIA is a workforce development program focused on job training and employment services, not the cash assistance framework for families. HUD handles housing programs, which is unrelated to replacing AFDC.