Project: Improving Family Economic Security Through Evidence-Based State Policy Reforms

Legislative Library: State Policies on TANF, SNAP, and State-Level Tax Credits

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  • Project  Improving Family Economic Security Through Evidence-Based State Policy Reforms; 
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  • Post date March 25, 2025

To download, click here: Legislative Library. (Since the Library is an Excel file, the Download PDF button on this page does not function.) The Library provides state legislation in recent years that was designed to expand or restrict families’ access to support from TANF, SNAP, and state-level tax credits. Here are some key legislative trends […]

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 March 24, 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 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 Restrictions on TANF Access

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  • 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 […]