Author: Karen Chatfield

A 50-State Comparison of SNAP Policies Linked to Child and Family Protection

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  • Project  Improving Family Economic Security Through Evidence-Based State Policy Reforms; 
  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date January 23, 2025

The National Center for Children in Poverty’s (NCCP) 50-State Comparison of Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) Policies Linked to Child and Family Protection for the program can support the work of policymakers and advocates. In states that enacted them during the years 2004 through 2016, each of four policies included here contributed to reductions in […]

A 50-State Comparison of TANF Policies Linked to Child and Family Protection

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  • Project  Improving Family Economic Security Through Evidence-Based State Policy Reforms; 
  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date January 23, 2025

The National Center for Children in Poverty’s (NCCP) 50-State Comparison of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Policies Linked to Child and Family Protection can support the work of policymakers and advocates. Research using data from 2004 to 2016 shows that states that adopted any of seven restrictive TANF policies in those years saw increases […]

A 50-State Comparison of Restrictions on TANF Access

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  • Project  Improving Family Economic Security Through Evidence-Based State Policy Reforms; 
  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date November 14, 2024

This resource presents a comparative view of the 2024 status of five restrictive state TANF policies that affect family and child well-being across 50 states and the District of Columbia.

A 50-State Comparison of TANF Benefit Amounts

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  • Project  Improving Family Economic Security Through Evidence-Based State Policy Reforms; 
  • Publication Type  Fact Sheet 
  • Post date November 12, 2024

NCCP has conducted a review of many of the state TANF guidelines for the administration and distribution of cash assistance to families with adults and children across 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) in 2024. On the following pages, we focus on the maximum amount of cash assistance provided by each state and […]

Settlement House American Rescue Plan (SHARP) Impact Study Wave 2 Brief

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  • Project  Settlement House American Rescue Plan (SHARP) Impact Study; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date February 28, 2024

The Study NCCP contributed to the design and implementation of the Settlement House American Recovery Plan (SHARP) Impact Study, a mixed-method study of parents at New York City settlement houses from 2021-23, during the pandemic recovery period. The Study focused on access to the Expanded Child Tax Credit and other programs available through the ARP. […]

Benefit Cliffs Affecting Kentucky Families and Related Policy Recommendations

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  • Project  Kentucky Family Resource Simulator/Benefit Cliff Project; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date December 15, 2023

NCCP’s report on Benefit Cliffs Affecting Kentucky Families and Related Policy Recommendations includes estimated costs of benefit cliffs to parents and their children and, more broadly, the negative impacts of the cliffs on the economic health of the state. Based on the results and existing guidelines of state-specific benefit policies, the report presents recommendations for […]