Educational Activities
Financial Incentives
A number of financial incentives have been incorporated into TANF programs to encourage and enable recipients to move from welfare to work.
Sanctions
The welfare reform act of 1996 greatly expanded the ways in which families can be sanctioned for noncompliance with TANF program requirements.
Time Limits
The introduction of time limits on benefit receipt was a dramatic change resulting from the1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA).
Work Experience Programs
Work Requirements
Under TANF, states require able-bodied adult recipients to work or engage in work-related activities. The number of hours and the type of work required are issues being dealt with as reauthorization of TANF is debated in Congress.
